I'm not sure they're different things. A blockchain is really a database and a centralized blockchain is a centralized database under one company's control. 

Transparency has a lot of value, particularly for customers, especially for assuring them that the company is not cheating.

jimmysong

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I'm Jimmy Song. AMA

Do you think centralized blockchains - open code, open APIs, open state which you can run yourself - could *eventually* provide *any* value over an API provided at a traditional company?