Blockchain application solutions
1. The underlying chain platform providers, such as ant / network, usually only provide chain and development tools, but the specific instry / scenario solutions and development delivery capabilities are limited, which is not their focus. They want to use blockchain to package and sell more cloud services
2. Blockchain solution companies usually provide blockchain solutions in their own familiar fields, but most of them are small and medium-sized teams or start-up teams. Most of them have little difference in blockchain technology capabilities and have a deep understanding of their respective fields
however, the biggest problem for such companies is that because the blockchain instry is still in its early stage and there is no mature business model or profit model, most of them need external investment to continue their life, which leads to the difficulty in guaranteeing their service ability or continuous performance ability, and frankly speaking, their business is unstable
on the other hand, because it is not a professional end-to-end delivery or professional outsourcing, it has no mature methods, team and project management to ensure the efficient and complete delivery of a blockchain solution. So for buyers, it is easy to get out of control in the process of project development, or it is difficult to get satisfactory delivery results in the end
another common problem is that most customers do not know what to do with blockchain and how to combine their business to do a valuable and meaningful blockchain project. Under this kind of cognition, I blindly find a company to directly develop on the scheme, and it's easy to regret or even give up halfway after doing it. I see too many such projects, I can't figure out the situation, and I don't know what I want to do. It's easy to set up a blockchain. This kind of company usually does not have the ability of pre-sale business consulting, business analysis and planning, in other words, the ability to help you understand the situation. In a word, if you know what you want, it may be OK to find them. If you don't know, it's better to find a professional consulting company honestly
3. IT consulting and delivery companies, which are usually specialized in serving large customers in various instries, have a set of consulting and end-to-end delivery methods and team support. Well, there are not many blockchain businesses in these companies, because they are not limited to the narrow business of blockchain, such as Accenture or some domestic companies. However, ThoughtWorks is slightly different. It has a blockchain division, pre-sales consulting / business analysis services, and delivery services. Then it has blockchain projects in its own major customers in various instries. Automobile, finance, retail, energy, agriculture and so on
some countries have shown great interest in the blockchain technology of decentralized data management framework to store public data. For example, essentia is developing an e-government project with the Central Union of agricultural procers and forest owners in Finland, The project will apply blockchain technology to enable urban and rural residents in Finland to query various records, fully meet the needs of residents and employers, and improve the employment rate. In addition, the use of this technology can also improve the efficiency of government operation, so that residents can easily query ecation, public records, voting and other information
waste recycling
for example, an intelligent waste management system in China adopts the RFID technology of waltonchain company. Using this blockchain application of waltonchain, it can effectively monitor the waste level, so as to improve the management and operation efficiency and resource optimization
identity recognition
chug, a Swiss city known as "encryption Valley", has developed an identity authentication system with its partner uport by using blockchain technology, through which citizens can participate in online voting and proof of residence
border control
essentia has been in contact with the Dutch government, hoping to use its blockchain technology to establish a set of border inspection system for the Dutch government to check passengers between Amsterdam and London. At present, passengers of Eurostar high-speed rail between the two countries need to undergo border control checks at multiple locations. Essentia is working on a blockchain based solution that will securely store passenger data so that inspection records from the Netherlands can also be reviewed by UK Border agencies. Blockchain technology will ensure that the data has not been tampered with and is verifiable and accurate
health care
as we all know, medical records are very scattered and prone to errors. Inconsistent data processing process will make hospitals and clinics often forced to deal with some incorrect or incomplete patient records. For example, Medrec, a blockchain electronic medical record system developed by MIT, uses blockchain technology to promote data sharing. At the same time, it can also provide authentication and confidentiality services
enterprise management
as enterprise customers of Microsoft azure applications, they can make use of blockchain as a service (baas), which will enable enterprises to access smart contracts and blockchain applications in a secure hosting environment. According to media reports, Google is also developing a proprietary blockchain project to support its cloud based business. And alpha, Google's parent company, is developing a distributed accounting project that third parties will be able to use to store data related to Google's cloud services
medical data
medical centers that digitize patient records do not store data among multiple devices. They usually store data on centralized servers, which has become the main target of hackers. The wannacry attack on NHS hospital in the UK proves this. But in addition, even if the security risk is ignored, there is still the problem of fragmentation. At present, there are more than 50 different electronic medical record systems (EHR) operating in hospitals in different cities around the world, and there are usually dozens of different medical application systems in the same city. These independent systems can't perform interoperation, and the data of patients in each hospital can only be distributed in different data storage centers
in the case of patients' life and death, the lack of reliable medical data contrast and slow operation efficiency will be fatal. Essentia's application framework solves all these problems by using blockchain based system, which will store all clinical data of patients, and can access these data immediately regardless of geographical boundaries. In this system, the patient's medical record privacy can also be protected, and only the authorized medical personnel can access it in a specific period of time
Music Proction
one of the main advantages of blockchain technology is that it eliminates unnecessary middlemen or middlemen. The music instry is a typical example. In this instry, if artists are inefficient, they will get very low remuneration. At this time, a number of blockchain based projects have emerged to seek a fairer trading and business environment for music creators, such as artbit, a former gunshot rose drummer Matt Soren as director
carbon compensation
as a highly instrialized country, China's environmental change is huge. In March 2017, IBM and energy blockchain labs jointly launched the hyperledger fabric blockchain project to discover China's carbon assets, which not only creates a measurable and auditable system for tracking carbon emissions, but also provides a tradable market for companies seeking to offset energy consumption and stimulate green instrial practice
supply chain management
supply chain management is considered to be one of the better cases of applying blockchain, because it is very suitable for the express delivery of such goods from delivery to receipt or the whole process from manufacturer to store. IBM and Wal Mart have jointly launched a blockchain food safety alliance in China. The project is also jointly operated with Jingdong company, aiming to improve food delivery tracking and safety assurance, so as to make it easier to trace food safety issues
facts have proved that China is a mature experimental base for blockchain projects, and it is also the location of the world's first blockchain for agricultural procts (5.180, - 0.25, - 4.60%). Louis Dreyfus Co, a world-famous food trader, has established a blockchain technology project in cooperation with Dutch and French banks. Using this project technology, the transaction settlement is faster than traditional methods in the process of selling soybeans to China
diamond instry
De Beers Group, the world's most famous diamond company, has its own blockchain company and has started operation. Its purpose is to "establish a digital record for every diamond registered on the platform". Considering the origin of diamonds, the ethical standards of origin, and the risk of diamond quality, blockchain technology is a good choice, because every record of it is indelible, and it will ensure that the electronic data of each diamond is as permanent as itself
real estate transactions
currently, Ukraine is the first country to use blockchain technology to promote property transactions. Michael Arlington, the founder of techcrunch, a famous technology website and cryptocurrency player, remotely purchased and resold a real estate in Kiev through the smart contract of Ethereum blockchain. This transaction was completed by propy, a start-up company specializing in blockchain real estate transactions
fisheries
blockchain technology is now being used to support the development of sustainable fisheries. Illegal fishing is a common problem in this instry. The distributed ledger technology of blockchain provides a proof of the capture source, processing and sale mode. This "net to table" supply chain allows inspectors to determine whether the fish caught came from a human rights violation area or from a country affected by economic sanctions
art paintings
similar to diamond trading, the art instry relies on the provenance and authenticity of art works. Although the blockchain cannot identify whether a painting is an original or a fake, it can be used to prove the identity of the previous owner of the painting. In addition, blockchain technology is now also used as a means to obtain works of art. It can make tangible goods easily traded and exchanged anywhere in the world without physical transfer from a secure storage place
public facilities
in Freemantle, Australia, a project dedicated to distributed energy and water system management is using blockchain technology, and solar panels (3.340, - 0.06, - 1.76%) are being used in sunny areas to obtain electricity, which is then used to heat water and provide electricity, All these energy conversion and use information will be recorded in the blockchain data
in Chile, the National Energy Commission has started to use the blockchain technology as the verification of the country's energy use data, and some sensitive data will be stored in the blockchain. The application of this technology can be regarded as a means for the modernization and safe operation of power infrastructure in this South American country
LGBT rights
blockchain can help build a "pink economy" and help LGBT communities fight for their own rights without revealing people's identities. This is an extremely important issue, because crimes of discrimination against homosexual groups often occur, especially in countries notorious for human rights violations, Homosexuality is illegal, or at least not allowed
catastrophe bonds
catastrophe bonds may be the only hope for victims of earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters. Blockchain allows fast and transparent reconciliation between the parties, and can ensure that the system can continue to operate normally even under unmanned operation. Now, blockchain has been successfully used in the settlement mechanism of catastrophe bonds
tourism
local institutions in Hawaii are studying how to use blockchain technology to improve the economy, such as opening bitcoin and other monetary payment means to facilitate tourists' transaction of local goods and services. In this way, the Hawaiian government hopes to attract tourists, especially those from Asia, to spend more money in the local area and improve the economic development of Hawaii
homeland security
in 2016, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a project that will use blockchain technology as a means of secure storage and capture of data transmission. DHS uses Factom's blockchain technology to encrypt and store data captured by security cameras and other sensors. The application of this blockchain technology will greatly rece the risk of data leakage. At present, the project is still in progress
maritime transportation
it is self-evident that blockchain is used to record ship transportation data. At present, some local shipping projects have adopted distributed ledger technology. In the maritime logistics instry, blockchain technology can make the inevitable cumbersome management proceres in international trade more transparent and orderly. Maersk, one of the world's largest shippers, is a pioneer in the use of blockchain. Today, Yixing international shipping company Zim has also made follow-up use of blockchain technology.
A: blockchain is an encrypted database chain, that is, the transaction data in multiple timestamps / events are encrypted and linked together, and the data can not be tampered with or shared
2. Performance and logic:
A. external operation forms: bank deposit and withdrawal, remittance, account in and out, shopping, currency issuance, capital transaction, etc
B. internal logic processing (software program): after human operation, the data will be encrypted first and then stored in the database. After the program, the data will be divided into regions, such as the data in the event and time stamp will be classified and put together into a region. Multiple events and data in timestamps are associated to form a blockchain. The encrypted data can be shared, but not tampered with
C. forms of sharing: querying personal information, auditing, etc. Query permission / sharing permission: different permissions can query different data. For example, the bank can query the information of all people, and the indivial can only query the indivial
3. Most of the examples are different, but the logic processing ideas are the same, but the implementation methods and operations are different
4. Blockchain: it has the characteristics of encrypted data, tamperable data and shared data
5. Blockchain Technology: the technology of encrypting, partitioning and sharing data with editing programs
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application fields: finance, it, commodity sales, online shopping, etc.
In the heat wave of "embracing blockchain" in 2018, who can take the lead in finding application scenarios and launching landing projects has become the most important part of the competition
among them, traceability and anti-counterfeiting is considered to be one of the most promising areas for blockchain implementation, and also the first area for giants to compete for blockchain technology implementation. In China, Chongqing, Hangzhou and other cities have taken the lead in "testing" the application of blockchain in food traceability; Tmall, Jingdong and other e-commerce giants also use blockchain technology in their respective systems for traceability and anti-counterfeiting
What are the advantages of blockchain traceability compared with traditional traceability? What pain points can blockchain technology solve in the traceability and anti-counterfeiting business? Can blockchain technology open a new chapter of traceability and anti-counterfeiting business
in the Internet era, computers have proposed many ways of trusted computing for a long time, that is, any blockchain technology node adopts the mole of trusted computing. Therefore, trusted computing can make it easier to upgrade and iterate technologies in distributed networks
in terms of the real name system of blockchain technology, there is a blockchain Technology Laboratory in the United States, and they have put forward many technical solutions for the real name system. For example, the current blockchain technology is point-to-point. In many countries, such as South Korea, each of them has an e-Certificate, and they need to use the real name e-Certificate for signature in the transaction. Of course, there is a simpler solution. We can store the IP address of the whole device as part of the transaction in the blockchain application
in this way, the transaction of the whole blockchain technology can realize the real name system of technology. So this is an optional real name system. We can build a real name blockchain application network or an anonymous blockchain application network
Super key is also a significant progress in the development of blockchain technology. Because it is a distributed network, how can we supervise and control it? Cryptography, we call it multi signature
we (yunbokeji) design different blockchain application networks. If it is a blockchain application network used by a bank, we can design a super key. The keys of all nodes must be combined with the super key to generate wallets
then, the super key should be in the hands of regulators or some institutions, who can have limited control over blockchain applications. For example, the data on the current blockchain application can not be deleted, so the super key actually allows the authority to modify the distributed network
so what kind of technology is blockchain:
(1) distributed decentralization,
(2) no need to trust the system,
(3) tamper proof and encryption security. I know these words separately, but what do they mean together
1. Distributed and decentralized. It's all about this on the Internet. There's no need to say more. In short, there's no need for a central server. Everyone's data is obtained from this server. Instead, the data is put on N networked devices, and everyone can download and store it
2. There is no need to trust the system. Do you believe in banks? Because the bank is recognized by the state, the blockchain realizes a trust mode without the need of a third party. It uses n devices on the Internet to store data, which can be verified by everyone. As long as more than half of the people think you're right, you're right. No one or organization can modify more than half of the content on the Internet. If you don't believe in yourself, congratulations. You are a great philosopher
3. Tamper proof and encryption security
the blockchain adopts a series of technologies, such as sha256 and ripemd160, to ensure tamper proof and encryption security. For example, 01011000111110 represents a character. The algorithm requires four bits to be shifted to the left, supplemented by zeros, four bits to the left, and four zeros to the right, How to dece the original number according to the result? Of course, this is just a simple example.