You could, but a relational database isn't distributed upon 5,000+ worldwide nodes in an immutable data ledger. That's the value the Bitcoin blockchain provides, it allows you to stick data into a transaction that will be there forever. The Bitcoin blockchain provides an economic incentive to keep the data accurate and accessible, as it would be (near) impossible to pull off a 51% attack in todays day and age.
Many databases can be modified by the ones who centrally operate it. The Bitcoin blockchain is the worlds first distributed global database that takes the burden of trust off your internal systems and records.
Many databases can be modified by the ones who centrally operate it. The Bitcoin blockchain is the worlds first distributed global database that takes the burden of trust off your internal systems and records.