First encryption, then blockchain
Chinese Mahjong: the world's earliest blockchain project
first of all, a initiates an application. I want to play mahjong and set up a mahjong Bureau, which is equivalent to creating a block, and this block will be broadcast to B, C, D, a, B, C, C, C, C, C, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D, D D...
in the process of playing mahjong, the above four people constantly play cards, which can be understood as mining, through what to mine? Mahjong machine can understand the mineralization machine. These four miners are the so-called miners. These four miners collide from 144 mahjong, and any right card can be Hu card. We can understand the 144 mahjong as a series of hash values (numbers). The process of Hu card is called computational power. Until Hu card, it means that the right hash value is collided and you can get a reward, Each person will pay the corresponding chips to C and put them in the blockchain. The reward is bitcoin or other virtual coins
Why do the other three people take the initiative to reward C? That's because these people have automatically reached a consensus that C has indeed won, and everyone has recorded the account, including the family members who are sitting next to buy horses. It's not good to deny it, otherwise when it comes out that the character is not good, no one will play with him again. After all, the circle is very important
when we reached a consensus, we didn't see any intermediary or third party judging that C had won, and the rewards given to C didn't need to be transferred to C through the third party. All of them were direct point-to-point transactions. This process was decentralization. The card players (miners) recorded their own achievements in the first game, and the third team won the first game, After the record is completed, a complete block is generated. But remember, this is only the first round. In the whole blockchain, this is just a node. The first eight rounds are finished, that is, eight nodes (blocks). Eight blocks are connected together to form a complete account book, which is the blockchain. Because everyone has one account book, it is a distributed account book. The purpose is to prevent someone from tampering with records. In the end, it is clear who wins or loses.
asymmetric encryption algorithm is a function that converts the original plaintext file or data into a series of unreadable ciphertext codes by using an encryption key. The encryption process is irreversible. Only holding the corresponding decryption key can the encrypted information be decrypted into readable plaintext. Encryption enables private data to be transmitted through the public network under the condition of low risk, and protects the data from being stolen and read by the third party
the core advantage of blockchain technology is decentralization, which can realize point-to-point transaction, coordination and cooperation based on decentralized credit in a distributed system without mutual trust by means of data encryption, time stamp, distributed consensus and economic incentive, so as to solve the high cost and low cost of centralized institutions Low efficiency and data storage insecurity provide solutions
the application fields of blockchain include digital currency, token, finance, anti-counterfeiting traceability, privacy protection, supply chain, entertainment, etc. with the popularity of blockchain and bitcoin, many related top domain names have been registered, which has a great impact on the domain name instry.
A: the basic characteristics of blockchain
I. decentralization
blockchain technology does not rely on additional third-party management institutions or hardware facilities, and there is no central control. In addition to the self-contained blockchain itself, each node realizes information self verification, transmission and management through distributed accounting and storage
the foundation of blockchain technology is open source. In addition to the private information of all parties involved in the transaction is encrypted, the data of blockchain is open to everyone. Anyone can query blockchain data and develop related applications through the open interface, so the information of the whole system is highly transparent
Third, independencebased on consensus specifications and Protocols (similar to various mathematical algorithms such as hash algorithm used by bitcoin), the whole blockchain system does not rely on other third parties, and all nodes can automatically and safely verify and exchange data in the system without any human intervention
Four, safetyas long as 51% of all data nodes cannot be controlled, the network data cannot be arbitrarily controlled and modified, which makes the blockchain itself relatively safe and avoids subjective and artificial data changes
5. Anonymityunless there are legal requirements, technically speaking, the identity information of each block node does not need to be disclosed or verified, and the information transmission can be anonymous
In today's era of high development of the Internet, we are using the Internet more and more frequently, which has become an indispensable and important tool in our life. In particular, the mobile phone used for Internet communication has been used as a medium. In today's era, we are using mobile payment more and more, There are more and more ways to move. So what is digital currency? What do you know about it{ But generally speaking, it is a form of money< p> Finally, for such a form of transaction, it's all for the convenience of our daily life, and it's also for serving our own broad masses of people, so we don't have to worry about the advantages and disadvantages of digital currency and mobile payment
1.1. Introction
practitioners in the computer instry should be very familiar with the word hash. Hash can realize the mapping of data from one dimension to another, and hash function is usually used to realize this mapping. Generally, y = hash (x) is used in the instry. The hash function can calculate a hash value y by calculating X
hash function characteristics in blockchain:
function parameters are string type
fixed size output
is computationally efficient
collision free means that the conflict probability is small: X= y => hash(x) != Hash (y)
hide the original information: for example, the verification of transactions between nodes in the blockchain only needs to verify the information entropy of the transaction, and does not need to compare the original information. The nodes do not need to transmit the original data of the transaction, only the hash of the transaction, Common algorithms include Sha series and MD5
1.2. Hash is widely used in blockchain. One of them is called hash pointer
hash pointer, which means that the value of the variable is calculated from the actual data and points to the actual data location, That is, it can not only represent the actual data content, but also the storage location of the actual data. The figure below shows the schematic diagram of hash pointer
< / UL >blockchain technology originates from bitcoin, and its essence is to create a decentralized digital currency system by using computer algorithm and cryptography technology, so as to realize the functions of currency issuance and transaction
characteristics of blockchain Technology:
1. Decentralized: there is no centralized hardware or management organization in the whole network, the rights and obligations of any node are equal, and the damage or loss of any node will not affect the operation of the whole system. Therefore, it can also be considered that the blockchain system has excellent robustness
2. Trustworthiness: there is no need to trust each other when participating in the data exchange between each node in the whole system. The operation rules of the whole system are open and transparent, and all data contents are also open. Therefore, in the specified rule range and time range of the system, nodes can not and cannot cheat other nodes
3. Collective maintenance: data blocks in the system are jointly maintained by all nodes with maintenance function in the whole system, and these nodes with maintenance function can be participated by anyone
4. Reliable database: the whole system will enable each participating node to obtain a of the complete database in the form of sub databases. Unless more than 51% of the nodes in the whole system can be controlled at the same time, the modification of the database on a single node is invalid, and the data content on other nodes cannot be affected. Therefore, the more nodes and computing power in the system, the higher the data security in the system
the other two features are derived from the four features:
5. Open source: because the operation rules of the whole system must be open and transparent, the whole system must be open source for the program
6. Anonymity: since there is no need to trust each other between nodes, there is no need to disclose the identity between nodes, and each participating node in the system is anonymous< EGD: e-gold coin, or EGD for short, is a network encrypted digital asset based on peer-to-peer Internet open source protocol, which circulates in a decentralized network system. EGD, as a kind of consumer asset given by global commercial consumers from businesses, is used to replace the points issued by businesses in traditional commercial society, realizing the networking, integration and capitalization of global commercial points
EGD, namely network gold, is an encrypted digital asset based on decentralized digital encryption technology. EGD was born in January 2014. It was developed by a team of 17 technical experts from seven countries around the world, led by former Microsoft engineers. EGD introces the technology of encrypted digital assets into the field of global business integration points, which enables global consumers to continuously share the profits of commercial society through the circulation and value-added of EGD business points, and create a win-win economic model for businesses and consumers
features of customized EGD:
with customized technology, we can easily build all kinds of intelligent assets based on EGD protocol, including stocks, bonds, or various derivative points
more importantly, customization technology not only expands the application scope of EGD, but also retains the characteristics of clear property rights and decentralization of EGD. Moreover, e to the limited number of customized points, customized points are more scarce.