The essence and principle of blockchain

1. blockchain does not belong to any instry. Blockchain is a new application mode of computer technology, such as distributed data storage, point-to-point transmission, consensus mechanism, encryption algorithm and so on. In a narrow sense, blockchain is a kind of chain data structure that combines data blocks in a sequential way according to the time sequence, and it is a distributed account book that can not be tampered with and forged by means of cryptography.

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The price of a bitcoin soared from more than $20000 to $40000. This can not help but arouse my research interest, or simply understand what bitcoin is, what its mechanism looks like, and uncover its mystery. Therefore, after a simple search of some information and some understanding of the special currency, I sorted out the information on hand< (3) purpose: decentralize, rece risk

(3) only the central server can store and process data in the central network; Large amount of data storage; The central manager has great authority

all servers in the distributed network can store and process data, and each server has equal status, which can store more data and has higher security<
this is the general content of popular science. If you want to know more about it, you can take a look at Nakamoto's paper and the official popular science video below

3. The essence of blockchain is a decentralized distributed ledger. Every transaction is recorded in this account book, and each participating node has one , so as to prevent the account book from being tampered with. Data loss will not be caused by the failure of a single node (such as the centralized server of the bank), and it can exist forever
it establishes a set of consensus mechanism to ensure the authenticity of data, and establishes trust between nodes that do not know each other. The participating nodes work together to maintain the healthy growth of the system
in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of participants, bitcoin, the first application of blockchain, was created.

4. The essence of blockchain is a distributed ledger. For example, the bank system is also the account book, which has a complete set of information system to store various transaction information such as access, loan, exchange and so on. Blockchain has several keywords:
1. Distributed: ledger is not only stored in one place, but in many places
2. General ledger: you can determine that you are not necessarily a machine stored general ledger through the network, but you can at least obtain the general ledger from the network
3. Decentralization: "distributed" is not a general distribution, but a decentralized distribution. No one can control and tamper with it, its accounting rules are based on some designed mathematical method to account for all rights. How to test, how to use, are in accordance with an open method to complete, so in essence is an account book
coin Ying China is the first to introce blockchain into the crowdfunding instry, making crowdfunding more open, transparent and simple.

5. Let's take bitcoin as an example:
blockchain is an important concept of bitcoin, which is essentially a decentralized database and serves as the underlying technology of bitcoin. Blockchain is a series of data blocks generated by cryptography. Each data block contains the information of a bitcoin network transaction, which is used to verify the validity of the information (anti-counterfeiting) and generate the next block
blockchain is public on the network and can be queried in every offline bitcoin wallet data. The function of bitcoin wallet depends on the confirmation with the blockchain. An effective inspection is called a confirmation. Usually, a transaction needs to obtain several confirmations. The lightweight bitcoin wallet uses online confirmation, that is, it will not download the blockchain data to the device storage
many of bitcoin's competitors also use the same design, but the workload proof and algorithm are slightly different. For example, the use of proof of interest and scrypt and so on
in addition, digital cryptocurrencies such as Laite coin, Ethereum, Weimeng coin, doggy coin and Ruitai coin also use blockchain technology.

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In a narrow sense, blockchain is a kind of chain data structure that combines data blocks in a sequential way according to the time sequence, and it is a distributed account book that can not be tampered with and forged by means of cryptography

broadly speaking, blockchain technology is a new distributed infrastructure and computing method, which uses blockchain data structure to verify and store data, uses distributed node consensus algorithm to generate and update data, uses cryptography to ensure the security of data transmission and access, and uses intelligent contracts composed of automated script code to program and operate data

working principle

blockchain system is composed of data layer, network layer, consensus layer, incentive layer, contract layer and application layer. Among them, the data layer encapsulates the underlying data blocks and related basic data and algorithms such as data encryption and timestamp; The network layer includes distributed networking mechanism, data transmission mechanism and data verification mechanism; The consensus layer mainly encapsulates all kinds of consensus algorithms of network nodes; The incentive layer integrates economic factors into the blockchain technology system, mainly including the issuance mechanism and distribution mechanism of economic incentives; The contract layer mainly encapsulates all kinds of scripts, algorithms and smart contracts, which is the basis of the programmable characteristics of blockchain; The application layer encapsulates various application scenarios and cases of blockchain. In this model, chain block structure based on timestamp, consensus mechanism of distributed nodes, economic incentive based on consensus computing power and flexible and programmable smart contract are the most representative innovations of blockchain technology

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Seeing some answers to the debate on the definition of blockchain, I suddenly realize that my answer to this explanation principle has always been directed at bitcoin. There is no specific and unique answer in the instry between the definition of blockchain. Here I first summarize the characteristics of "blockchain" according to the papers I read:

1; Hash chain & quot There are several nodes participating in the system operation (distributed)

3. Reach a consensus on the consistency of basic data (consensus agreement / algorithm) through a certain protocol or algorithm

since bitcoin is currently one of the most typical and influential applications of blockchain, it will be much easier to understand how bitcoin uses blockchain before understanding other forms of blockchain applications

8. Blockchain is a technology, but it is not a single technology, but the result of the integration of a variety of technologies, including cryptography, mathematics, economics, network science and so on. You can think of it as a distributed shared accounting technology, or as a database, but the database is jointly maintained by all nodes in the chain, and each node has an account book. Because the account books of all nodes are consistent, different nodes can trust each other, and there is no doubt about the data, so we all say that the blockchain has realized trust technically. For detailed professional technology, you can consult some professional technology companies, such as Jinbo technology, which focuses on the development of blockchain related procts, professional R & D team and perfect after-sales service, and you can consult by telephone.

9. It doesn't matter. Chain and currency can be separated. Currency is the financing means of R & D chain. But now people are keen on hyping currency. The technology financing of chain has not been well realized, or they simply forget what the purpose of issuing currency is. The result is that the chain or the country takes the lead, and the currency or the country's reputation has real value, The essence of all virtual currency trading is to earn money with national reputation.