@mcg right, for sure those things can be done with alternative techs too, I'm not sure tho if a tech can be discounted just because you can do the same with another tech. About financial vehicle -> there are so many projects that survive just because of the good heart of their mantainers. If grants can be automatically spread around and are guaranteed to also reach small mantainers, I don't see that as such a bad thing. Grift - sure, that's the part about the announcement that looks fishy to me. Lots of talk about financial conditions of the mantainer that don't really matter to the general public. The writing lacks the connection between the financial conditions of the mantainer and the announcement of this new tech/platform. And the fact that "tea" is already a company with venture investment - definetly not a good sign. Personally I'm not ready to embrace blockchain in software packages and will watch further developments, but not ready to discount it either