Blockchain is mainly responsible for storage and clearing
e to the use of Distributed Accounting and storage, there is no centralized hardware or management organization, the rights and obligations of each node are equal, and the data blocks in the system are jointly maintained by the nodes with maintenance function in the whole system.
on the other hand, all nodes (computers in short) participating in the network will store one account book, which is updated in real time. Even if one node fails, the blockchain will not be affected.
From the current mainstream blockchain projects, blockchain projects are mainly divided into four categories: the first category: currency; The second is platform; The third category: application category; The fourth type: asset token
currencies mainly act as the "exchange media" in the field of blockchain assets, and the exchange media refer to general equivalents, such as gold and silver bills in the past< (currency exchange on trading blockchain assets)
platform projects refer to the establishment of technical platforms to meet the needs of various blockchain application development, which can rece the threshold of application development on blockchain
application projects cover a wide range of fields, including finance, social networking, games, property rights protection, etc., and are also the fastest growing fields of blockchain assets
asset token project refers to the blockchain mapping of physical assets, that is, the physical assets on the chain. At present, there are no more than 10 varieties
01 currency
the first category is currency project, which is also the earliest blockchain project. Currency projects mainly include bitcoin and lightcoin. In addition, there is another kind of asset with the characteristics of anonymity. Its main functions include protecting the privacy of both sides of payment while realizing payment. The well-known ones are dash, monero and zcash. Currency is mainly used as the "exchange medium" in the field of blockchain assets. The exchange medium is the general equivalent you use to exchange goods. For example, gold, silver and silver bills can be used as the exchange medium in the past. At present, there are more than 2100 types of digital assets in the world, and the number of currency blockchain projects has increased rapidly recently. As of June 2018, bitcoin is still the largest market value
02 platform type
the second type is platform type blockchain project. The main function of platform type blockchain project is to establish a technical platform to meet the technical requirements of various blockchain application development; In short, platform applications allow developers to directly issue digital assets and write smart contracts on the blockchain. Smart contract is a computer program running on the blockchain database, which can be automatically executed under the conditions of its source code setting
for example, you develop a smart contract based on the house rent protocol on the blockchain. When the owner receives the rent, it will trigger the automatic execution and give the security key of the apartment to the tenant
the main function of platform blockchain projects is to establish the underlying technology platform, so that developers can do application development on the underlying technology platform. A considerable number of platforms are still in the development state. As of June 2018, Ethereum has the largest market value
03 application
the third category is application blockchain projects. Application projects are blockchain projects based on blockchain development platform (such as Ethereum), which can solve many problems in various fields of the real economy
for example, augur, Golem, vechain, omisego, which provides asset exchange and transfer services. Using blockchain technology, these projects can better solve the problems of trust and cross-border circulation. At the same time, using smart contracts and tokens on the blockchain, they can better realize automatic execution and greatly improve the efficiency of social and economic activities. Application blockchain projects cover a wide range of fields, including finance, social networking, games, property rights protection and so on. It is also the field with the fastest market value increment of blockchain projects at present
04 asset token
the fourth category is the asset token blockchain project. Asset token refers to linking the blockchain assets to physical assets such as gold and US dollars, which is the blockchain mapping of physical assets. As of February 2018, there are no more than 10 varieties. The typical representatives are usdt against US dollars, digix Dao against gold, Digix each token represents 1 gram of Gold Certified by the London Bullion Market Association. Asset token has the advantages of convenient transaction and safekeeping. First of all, asset token is more convenient for transaction. Because blockchain assets can be split, it has better liquidity
for example, at present, real estate needs to be transferred as a whole. If the real estate can be token, it can be split and purchased, which is more convenient for transaction. Secondly, the token of physical assets is more concive to custody. Gold is easy to wear out and cause losses in physical transactions, but there is no need for physical transfer after the token of physical assets, which is more concive to the custody of physical assets
A: the main application fields of blockchain technology are finance, Internet of things and logistics, public service, digital right, insurance and public welfare
First, in the field of finance,
blockchain has great potential application value in international exchange, letter of credit, equity registration, stock exchange and other financial fields
Second, the Internet of things and logisticsblockchain can also be naturally combined in the field of Internet of things and logistics. Through blockchain, we can rece logistics costs, trace the proction and delivery process of goods, and improve the efficiency of supply chain management
Third, in the field of public service, blockchain is closely related to people's proction and life in the fields of public management, energy and transportation. However, the centralization of these fields also brings some problems, which can be transformed by blockchain Fourthly, in the field of digital right, 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 In the field of insurance, insurance institutions are responsible for fund collection, investment and claim settlement, and often have higher management and operation costs Sixth, the data stored on the public welfare fieldblockchain is highly reliable and tamperable, which is naturally suitable for social public welfare scenarios. The relevant information in the public welfare process, such as donation project, collection details, fund flow, recipient feedback, etc., can be stored on the blockchain, and can be made transparent and public, which is convenient for social supervision
first, data security: blockchain makes data flow "at ease"
with its trustworthiness, security and non tamperability, blockchain liberates more data. A typical case is used to illustrate how blockchain promotes the generation of big data for gene sequencing. Blockchain sequencing can use the private key to limit access rights, so as to avoid the legal restrictions on indivial access to gene data, and use distributed computing resources to complete the sequencing service at low cost. The security of blockchain makes sequencing an instrialized solution, realizing global scale sequencing, thus promoting the massive growth of data< Second, data open sharing: blockchain guarantees data privacy
the government has a large number of high-density and high-value data, such as medical data, population data, etc. The opening of government data is the general trend, which will have an inestimable impetus to the development of the whole economy and society. However, the main difficulty and challenge of data opening is how to open data while protecting personal privacy. Data desensitization technology based on blockchain can ensure data privacy and provide a solution for data opening under privacy protection. Data desensitization technology mainly uses hash processing and other encryption algorithms. For example, enigma based on blockchain technology can protect the privacy of data and eliminate information security problems in data sharing by computing data without accessing the original data. For example, employees of a company can safely open the path to access their salary information and jointly calculate the average salary within the group. Each participant can know his or her relative position in the group, but he or she knows nothing about the salaries of other members< The schematic diagram of data hash desensitization processing
3. Data storage: blockchain is a kind of database storage technology that can not be tampered with, full history, strong endorsement
blockchain technology, through all nodes in the network participate in the calculation together, and verify the authenticity of their information to achieve the consensus of the whole network, it can be said that blockchain technology is a specific database technology. So far, our big data is still in a very basic stage. The data based on the consensus of the whole network and the reliable blockchain data are tamperable and historical, which makes the quality of the data gain unprecedented strong trust endorsement, and also makes the development of the database enter a new era< Data analysis: blockchain ensures data security
data analysis is the core of realizing data value. In data analysis, how to effectively protect personal privacy and prevent core data leakage has become the primary consideration. For example, with the application of fingerprint data analysis and the popularization of genetic data detection and analysis, more and more people worry that once personal health data is leaked, it may lead to serious consequences. Blockchain technology can prevent this kind of situation through multi signature private key, encryption technology and secure multi-party computing technology. When the data is hashed and placed on the blockchain, the use of digital signature technology can enable those authorized people to access the data. The private key not only ensures the privacy of data, but also can be shared with authorized research institutions. The data is stored on the decentralized blockchain and analyzed without accessing the original data. It can not only protect the privacy of the data, but also provide it to the global scientific research institutions and doctors for sharing. As the basic health database of all mankind, it will bring great convenience to solve the sudden and difficult diseases in the future
v. data circulation: blockchain protects the rights and interests related to data
for valuable data assets of indivials or institutions, blockchain can be used to register them. Transaction records are recognized, transparent and traceable throughout the network, making clear the source, ownership, use right and circulation path of big data assets, which is of great value to data asset transaction
on the one hand, blockchain can break the threat of intermediary ing data, which is concive to the establishment of a trusted data asset trading environment. Data is a very special commodity, which is essentially different from ordinary commodities. It is mainly characterized by unclear ownership and "being owned after seeing and ing", which also determines that the traditional commodity intermediary transaction method can not meet the needs of data sharing, exchange and transaction. Because the intermediary center has the conditions and the ability to and save all the flowing data, it is extremely unfair to the data procers. This threat can not be eliminated only by commitment, and the existence of this threat has become a huge obstacle to the flow of data. Based on the decentralized blockchain, it can break the threat of ing data in the intermediary center and protect the legitimate rights and interests of data owners
on the other hand, blockchain provides a traceable path, which can effectively solve the problem of data right confirmation. Through multiple nodes participating in the calculation in the network, blockchain can participate in the calculation and recording of data together, and verify the effectiveness of their information. It can not only carry out information anti-counterfeiting, but also provide a traceable path. The transaction information of each block is strung together to form a complete detailed list of transactions. The context of each transaction is very clear and transparent. In addition, when people have doubts about the "value" of a block, they can easily trace back the historical transaction records, and then judge whether the value is correct, and identify whether the value has been tampered or recorded incorrectly
with the protection of blockchain, big data will naturally become more active
the tokens of crowdfunding projects on coin Ying China platform are all developed based on blockchain technology, and relevant information will be recorded on the blockchain.
in fact, only high-level security data can be used for blockchain development, and most companies do not have this requirement. It can be understood that there are so many companies in the world, only a small part needs to use big data technology, and a smaller part needs to use blockchain technology. These two parts can intersect but do not include
for companies that normally use big data, there are non relational databases like HBase, mongodb, hive, Mr, spark and so on in terms of storage and processing, which have nothing to do with blockchain.