The principle and application prospect of blockchain Technology
Blockchain classification:
1 private chain
refers to the blockchain with certain centralized control. Only the general ledger technology of blockchain is used for bookkeeping. It can be a company or an indivial who enjoys the exclusive write permission of the blockchain. This blockchain is not very different from other distributed storage schemes. The participating nodes are only users themselves, and the access and use of data have strict authority management. Due to the existence of centralized control, alliance chain can also be considered as a private chain
features: because the user has the final say, the data inside can not be changed, and there is not much protection for the third party. Generally used for internal audit. The vice president of fire coin technology believes: there are indeed a large number of scenarios in the private chain that can meet the needs of the real world. Limited decentralization makes it easier to reach a consensus, which can make the transaction faster and more efficient, and can provide more controlled functions. Decentralization is the core value of blockchain technology. If the private chain can not make full use of the decentralized trust base constructed by the public chain in practice, its development space will be limited
2public chain
public blockchain is the earliest blockchain and the most widely used one at present. It refers to a completely decentralized blockchain like bitcoin blockchain, which is not controlled by any organization. Any indivial or group in the world can send a transaction, and the transaction can be effectively confirmed by the blockchain, and anyone can participate in the consensus process. Participants in the consensus process maintain database security through cryptography and built-in economic incentives
features: completely open, uncontrolled, rely on encryption technology to ensure security
3 alliance chain
multiple preselected nodes are designated as bookkeepers within a certain group. The generation of each block is jointly determined by all preselected nodes. Other access nodes can participate in the transaction, but not the bookkeeping process (in essence, it's still managed bookkeeping, but it's just distributed bookkeeping. How many preselected nodes are there, How to decide the bookkeeper of each block becomes the main risk point of the blockchain). Anyone else can make limited query through the open API of the blockchain
the nodes participating in the blockchain are selected in advance, and the nodes are likely to have good network connections. Other consensus algorithms without workload proof can be used on such a blockchain. For example, a blockchain has been established among 100 financial institutions, and more than 67 institutions must agree to reach a consensus
Prospect:
the development of blockchain technology has also brought changes in the operation concepts of various instries. New technologies and new concepts have promoted the new development of various instries. This driving force has a huge impact on society and the promotion of economic activities. Many new instrial phenomena will occur one after another, and the public will wait and see, It is expected that this new technology will be used by all instries and benefit all instries better
at present, the best application of blockchain should be proct traceability and financial supervision. As a trust technology, it is the best way out. But how many people are willing to break the social rules and make everyone's funds transparent under the premise of high profit fund-raising?
this generation of blockchain technology has no application function, which is to issue currency, represented by bitcoin
in the era of blockchain 2.0
blockchain 2.0 is a programmable blockchain
the era of blockchain 3.0
blockchain 3.0 is beyond the financial instry, covering all aspects of social life.
The application prospects of blockchain are mainly in the fields of finance, Internet of things and logistics, public services, digital rights and insurance
1. Blockchain has great potential applications in international exchange, letter of credit, equity registration, stock exchange and other financial fields. The application of blockchain technology in the financial instry can eliminate the third-party intermediary link and realize the point-to-point direct docking
2. Blockchain can also be naturally combined in the field of Internet of things and logistics, which is considered as a promising application direction of blockchain. The establishment of credit resources in the blockchain can double improve the security of transactions and improve the convenience of Internet of things transactions. It can save time and cost for the application of intelligent logistics mode
3. Blockchain is closely related to people's proction and life in public management, energy, transportation and other fields. The decentralized and fully distributed DNS service provided by blockchain can realize the query and resolution of domain name through the point-to-point data transmission service between nodes in the network
4. Through blockchain technology, works can be authenticated to prove the existence of text, video, audio and other works and ensure the authenticity and uniqueness of ownership. After the works are confirmed on the blockchain, the subsequent transactions will be recorded in real time to realize the full life cycle management of digital rights, and can also be used as a technical guarantee in judicial evidence collection
5. In terms of insurance claims, insurance institutions are responsible for fund collection, investment and claims settlement, and often have higher management and operation costs. Through the application of smart contract, there is no need for the applicant to apply or the insurance company to approve. As long as the claim conditions are triggered, the automatic claim settlement of the policy can be realized
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the core technology of blockchain
1. Consensus mechanism, through the voting of special nodes, completes the verification and confirmation of transactions in a very short time; For a transaction, if several nodes with unrelated interests can reach a consensus, it can be considered that the whole network can also reach a consensus. The goal of blockchain consensus mechanism is to make all honest nodes keep consistent blockchain views
2. Asymmetric encryption requires two keys for encryption and decryption, which are public key and private key. The public key corresponds to the private key. The public key is used in the process of data encryption, and only the corresponding private key can be used to decrypt; On the contrary, the private key is used to encrypt the data, and only the corresponding public key can be used to decrypt the data
Block is a record in the blockchain, which contains and confirms the transactions to be processed< br />
mining refers to the formation of new blocks through calculation. It is a process in which the supporters of the transaction use their own computer hardware to do mathematical calculation for the network to confirm the transaction and improve the security. Take bitcoin as an example: the transaction supporter (miner) runs bitcoin software on the computer and constantly calculates the complex cryptography problems provided by the software to ensure the transaction. As a reward for their service, miners can get the Commission included in the transaction they confirm, as well as the newly created bitcoin< br />
Peer to peer network is a system that allows a single node to interact directly with other nodes, so that the whole system can operate like an organized collective. Take bitcoin: the network is built in such a way that each user is spreading the transactions of other users. And importantly, banks or other financial institutions are not required as third parties< br />
Hash is a classical technology in cryptography, which transforms the input of any length into the output of fixed length composed of letters and numbers through Hassi algorithm< br />
Digital signature is a mathematical mechanism that allows people to prove ownership< br />
Private key is a secret data block that proves that you have the right to consume e-money from a specific wallet. It is realized by digital signature< br />
Dual consumption refers to the user's illegal attempt to pay e-money to two different payees at the same time, which is one of the biggest risks of e-money< br />
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The origin of blockchain: an underlying technology supporting bitcoin
The concept of blockchain was first proposed in bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system by Satoshi Nakamoto in late 2008. In this paper, block chain technology is the basic technology to build bitcoin data structure and transaction information encryption transmission, which realizes the mining and transaction of bitcoin. Nakamoto believes that: first, the mode of using third-party organizations to process information has the inherent weakness of lack of trust between points. In order to guard against their customers, businesses will ask customers for completely unnecessary information, but still can not avoid certain fraud; Second, the existence of intermediaries increases the transaction cost and limits the practical minimum transaction scale; Third, digital signature itself can solve the problem of e-money identity. If the third party support is needed to prevent double consumption, the system will lose value. Based on the above three existing problems, Nakamoto Cong has created bitcoin on the basis of blockchain technology< br />
On January 3, 2009, Nakamoto proced the first bitcoin block in the world, genesis block, and excavated 50 bitcoins< br />
On May 21, 2010, Florida programmers bought $25 worth of pizza coupons with 10000 bitcoin, which gave birth to the first fair exchange rate of bitcoin< br />
In July 2010, the first bitcoin platform was established, with a surge in new users and prices< br />
In February 2011, the price of bitcoin reached US $1 for the first time. Since then, exchange trading platforms with British pound, Brazilian real and Polish zloty have opened< br />
In 2012, ripple released that as a digital currency, it uses blockchain to transfer foreign exchange of various countries< br />
In 2013, bitcoin soared. The U.S. Treasury Department has issued the regulations on the personal management of virtual currency to clarify the definition of virtual currency for the first time< br />
In 2014, the mining machinery instry chain represented by China became more and more mature. In the same year, the U.S. it community realized the cross era innovation significance of blockchain in the digital field< br />
In 2015, the US Nasdaq Stock Exchange launched LINQ, a digital ledger technology based on blockchain, to record trading and issue stocks
the principle of blockchain can be understood clearly from each application case, and the application of blockchain principle is becoming more and more popular. Recently, Citigroup, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, UBS and Deutsche Bank will also apply "blockchain" technology to build a fast, convenient and efficient blockchain Low cost trading system. In addition to the financial field, blockchain technology has also begun to be applied to the protection of intellectual property rights, notarization by lawyers, online games and other fields where there is a need for transparent information disclosure and permanent records.
"now the college entrance examination is a lifetime, but if we use the form of blockchain, we can record all the learning records and extracurricular activities of a child from the age of six to the college entrance examination. So the examiners of the college entrance examination don't need to pass an exam or an interview to decide the selection of talents. They can decide what kind of talents they want through all their records. "
about the application of blockchain technology, Qin Yi, partner of Deloitte global financial services, said when introcing it to Jinping media
as for blockchain, more explanations in China still stay at the conceptual level, and there is no really large-scale popular application in China, so we have to say that blockchain still keeps a certain distance from the public. In this interview, I believe it can help you have a deeper understanding of blockchain
blockchain is disintermediation
blockchain, and many explanations are decentralization. Different from the general explanation. "It's not decentralization, it's disintermediation," says Qin
because data is distributed in a distributed way, there is a strong security mechanism in it. Qin Yi said: "because no matter which server is serving, the entire data storage is not easy to detect. But most importantly, because of the reliability of the data, we don't need an intermediary to prove who you are, but rely on a record that we can trust each other to promote any transaction in our life
in her opinion, blockchain is actually a database, but when storing data, it has its own characteristics, such as security, integrity, authenticity, non tamperability, etc
for this technology, Qin Yi concluded: such technology will bring earth shaking changes to life
how to embody the commercial value
compared with foreign blockchain technology, domestic blockchain technology is still in a stage of popularization and cognition. What kind of business value will the future blockchain bring us? Looking at the progress abroad, maybe you can see some possibilities
"two weeks ago (on April 20), Bank of Ireland and Deloitte jointly issued a statement. Three months ago, Ireland's International Investment Banking Department asked Deloitte to help design and track the investment behavior of its clients. Strengthen the understanding of customers. In order to meet the regulatory requirements of Europe, they have successfully completed the validation model through the efforts of the past three months. "
a Deloitte executive also said that if this technology can be applied, it will greatly rece the transaction costs of the instry
Deloitte also published a report in 2016, saying that 2016 will be the first year for blockchain to move from laboratory to real life. Bubi (Beijing) Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Bubi) is a leading blockchain technology service provider in China. Since its establishment, Bubi has been focusing on the R & D and innovation of blockchain technology and procts. It has a number of core technologies, and has made substantial innovation in many aspects, forming a number of core technology achievements, such as mathematically proven distributed consensus technology, distributed consensus technology, and so on Fast large-scale account book access technology, multi chain general ledger technology supporting business form expansion, interconnection technology between heterogeneous blockchains, etc. We have developed our own blockchain basic service platform, which has been applied in equity, supply chain, credit and other fields. Bubi has been committed to building an open value circulation network with the core of decentralized (polycentric) trust, so that digital assets can flow freely
with the in-depth development of many companies, the effect of blockchain technology on the life of ordinary people is becoming more and more obvious.