When did blockchain start
The following are the reasons why 2017 will be the most critical year for blockchain:
the lasting value of bitcoin
bitcoin, the initial tool of blockchain, ended 2016 with a high profile, which is a good omen
just after the new year, fortune reported that
"after the prosperity of 2016, the price of bitcoin has reached $1000, which has increased by 120% since the beginning of this year, and recently reached the highest point in three years. The reasons, including the devaluation of RMB, the risk of China's currency control and geopolitical instability, have been considered as the key factors for the success of cryptocurrency. Another reason for bitcoin's landmark year is its staying power - the longer it stays, the more familiar it will be, and more like a real store of value. "
whether it is fair or not, the feasibility of blockchain technology is always closely related to the performance of bitcoin. If the decentralized database can succeed in the financial field, it can also be widely used in other places. According to convention, the healthy development of digital currency has triggered a discussion on how to integrate blockchain into new areas. With healthy bitcoin, blockchain can expand rapidly in other fields
existing participants
of course, this has existed for some time, because the blockchain has been firmly bound to bitcoin. Over the years, many groups have invested a lot of money to apply the technology to a wider range of areas, while adding new features and creating new applications. If 2017 is a great year for blockchain, these existing players must be ready to grow with it
this trend is marked by the addition of 8 new members to the hyperledger project before the end of 2016. Software company CA technologies, blockchain project factcom foundation, healthcare alliance hashed health, Korean koscom, accounting company ledgerdomain, trade ecosystem developer lykee, sovrin foundation and telecom company Swisscom all joined in the project
Thehyperledger project has entered 2017 with an eye-catching membership list, and plans to introce blockchain feasibility case studies in actual use cases
new investment
the sign that the technology will make progress this year is that companies all over the world have laid the foundation for using blockchain status. Companies around the world applied for or accepted 356 patent applications related to blockchain or digital currency in November last year, almost double the number in the first month of 2016, according to the report of blog technology
Marc Kaufman, financial technology intellectual property expert at Reed Smith, told blog:
"we have witnessed an exponential growth in the number of patent applications, and we expect to see thousands of blockchain patents in the next five years."
the company is submitting patents in such a rapid way because the blockchain has finally achieved its goal from Utopia to digital ledger tool. With the increase of the number of patents, the new discovery of the index blockchain will enjoy wider legitimacy in 2017
it is only time to know the development trend of blockchain in 2017, and vice versa. However, it is obvious that the status of blockchain technology can be seen by all, which also proves the expectation of early investors for its potential and may develop new potential in the future
blockchain has also become a hot topic in the financial sector in China, and all major domestic financial institutions have tested blockchain projects. China Post and IBM have jointly developed a set of blockchain asset custody system; Puyin group launched the tea based digital currency Puyin
blockchain is a digital account book that can be jointly bookkept, and will record all transactions that have occurred and have been unanimously recognized by the system it's the same as the whole family. You're bookkeeping, and your father and mother are also bookkeeping. They can see the general ledger, but the saved information can't be tampered with any more
In 2008, Nakamoto first proposed the concept of blockchain subsequently, blockchain has become the core component of electronic currency bitcoin, which serves as the public account book for all transactions. By using peer-to-peer network and distributed timestamp server, the blockchain database can be managed independentlyextended data:
type of blockchain
1, public blockchain
any indivial or group in the world can send transactions, and transactions can be effectively confirmed by the blockchain, and anyone can participate in its consensus process. Public blockchain is the earliest and the most widely used blockchain. The virtual digital currencies of bitcoin series are all based on public blockchain. There is only one blockchain corresponding to this currency in the world
2, Alliance (instry) blockchain
instry blockchain: multiple preselected nodes are designated as bookkeepers within a group, and the generation of each block is jointly determined by all preselected nodes (preselected nodes participate in the consensus process), and other access nodes can participate in the transaction, However, regardless of the bookkeeping process (in essence, it is still managed bookkeeping, only distributed bookkeeping, how many preselected nodes, and how to determine the bookkeeper of each block to become the main risk point of the blockchain), anyone else can conct limited query through the open API of the blockchain
3, private blockchain
only uses the general ledger technology of blockchain for bookkeeping. It can be a company or an indivial, and enjoys the write permission of the blockchain. This blockchain is not very different from other distributed storage schemes
Blockchain is a term in the field of information technology. In essence, it is a shared database. The data or information stored in it is characterized by "unforgeability", "trace in the whole process", "traceability", "openness and transparency" and "collective maintenance". Based on these characteristics, blockchain technology has laid a solid "trust" foundation, created a reliable "cooperation" mechanism, and has broad application prospects
on January 10, 2019, the state Internet Information Office issued the regulations on the management of blockchain information services. In October 24, 2019, ring the eighteenth collective learning of the Central Political Bureau, general secretary Xi Jinping stressed that "block chain as an important breakthrough in core technology and independent innovation", "accelerating the development of block chain technology and instrial innovation". "Blockchain" has entered the public field of vision and become the focus of social attention
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related extension: blockchain financial application:
since 2016, the major financial giants have also carried out blockchain innovation projects to explore the possibility of applying blockchain technology in various financial scenarios. In particular, Puyin group took the lead in creating a "blockchain +" standard digital currency
standard digital currency refers to the process of assets identification, evaluation, right confirmation and insurance completed by a third party organization, which is written into the blockchain through careful digital algorithm to form the standard corresponding relationship between assets and digital currency, which is called standard digital currency
in order to realize the great leap forward development of blockchain finance, promote the new development of China's economy, accelerate the circulation of global assets, and realize the dream of rejuvenation that has been struggling for generations, Puyin group will hold the Guiyang strategic development ceremony of Puyin blockchain finance in Guizhou on December 9, 2016
the meeting will discuss the realization of digital circulation of assets by blockchain, the financial transaction mode of blockchain, and the application of blockchain services and social public instry. This conference will mark the beginning of the application of blockchain finance and the change and development of the new financial ecology
on June 1, 2020, Xinhua news agency was authorized to broadcast the "overall plan for the construction of Hainan free trade port" issued by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, which will "actively participate in the formulation of international rules for cross-border data flow, and establish standards and rules for data rights confirmation, data trading, data security and blockchain finance" as one of the key tasks of Hainan free trade port before 2035
A vigorous "blockchain movement" is sweeping like a wave, threatening everyone around. From last year to this year, the debate over blockchain has never stopped. Is blockchain, as its advocate Chen Weixing said, the "spring of mankind", the "antidote to the global economic collapse", or as his doubter Zhu Xiaohu said, "blockchain is a fake outlet, and there is nothing left except currency speculation"
we think that this instry needs standards, otherwise we will talk about blockchain for a long time, and the concept of talking is not the same, and even some enterprises claim to make their own blockchain, and they just change the database. With the authoritative standard of trusted blockchain, we can screen out the enterprises that obviously sell dog meat, and let the enterprises that really do blockchain technology get endorsement
Ce: how does Tencent solve the problem of talent scarcity in the blockchain field
CAI Yige: our technical talents are basically transformed from Tencent. The blockchain instry is very new, and few people have done blockchain. Just like the arrival of mobile network in those years, it's very difficult for you to recruit Android and IOS developers. We all cultivate ourselves
I. blockchain 1.0 cryptocurrency era (2008-2013)
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in 2008, Nakamoto first proposed the concepts of bitcoin and blockchain, and then in January 2009, the first blockchain came out. At this stage, people pay more attention to the transaction of cryptocurrency, and blockchain is only used as the underlying technology to act as a "public account book"< br />
2. Blockchain 2.0 smart contract era (2014-2017)
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in 2014, & quot; Blockchain 2.0 "has become the pronoun of decentralized blockchain database. At this stage, people mainly focus on the application of the platform. Anyone can upload and execute the smart contract on the blockchain, and will be rewarded automatically after the execution. Because this transaction process does not need any intermediary, so people's privacy has been greatly protected< br />
III. blockchain 3.0 large scale application era (2018 -)
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at this stage, people begin to build a completely decentralized data network, and the application of blockchain technology is no longer limited to the economic field, but expanded to the fields of art, law, real estate, hospital, human resources and so on.
China has started to establish a national standard for blockchain to promote the construction of blockchain standard system from top-level design, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2019 at the earliest
in this regard, Zhao Wu, founder of Beijing Huashun Xin'an Technology Co., Ltd., also said that although the blockchain has disruptive technology potential, we must realize that the blockchain is still in its infancy, far from reaching the stage of subverting the world
Yu Kequn stressed that the independent and controllable blockchain network is intended not to be controlled by others technically, but also to promote the healthy development of blockchain. Security is the future life of blockchain. Only its own security can make blockchain technology landing. This requires us to pay equal attention to the development of blockchain technology and its security attributes, even ahead of timein this regard, Li Ming also said that an important part of the standard is the information security standard, which can also see the importance of security to blockchain technology. He also pointed out that the development of blockchain standards does not mean that it will rapidly promote the development of the instry, but give the instry certain guidance. Previously, China has suffered a lot in terms of international intellectual property rights and standards. In terms of blockchain, China has formed more than 200 patents in terms of international blockchain, and even stands in the forefront of world technology. Therefore, we also need to firmly grasp our right to speak
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