@msimoni: One thing I keep thinking about: with S3-like object storage as primitive, you could build a transactional database wit…

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A tweet discusses the idea of building a transactional database with infinite throughput using S3-like object storage and content-addressing, where blocks are written in parallel and the root hash is updated periodically.

One thing I keep thinking about: with S3-like object storage as primitive, you could build a transactional database with infinite throughput. Use content-addressing; in parallel, write any number of blocks to storage; finally update the root hash, at an interval of your choosing.
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