![](https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bitcoin_3165645b.jpg)
Cynthia Blee, inspired by
a tongue-in-cheek request by Christopher Mims, created a
Chrome browser extension that replaces the word "blockchain" with the phrase "mulitple copies of a giant Excel spreadsheet."
WHAT: This is a Chrome browser extension that can help readers contextualize news stories with hype about blockchain technology, by reminding you that blockchain is, in essense, a giant Excel spreadsheet.
WHY: For fun.
The results:
![](https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DXL29aFVMAEdwbn.jpg)
https://twitter.com/cynthiablee/status/969097421815820293