Research and application of blockchain
as the essence of blockchain is a distributed accounting book, digital currency represented by bitcoin and Ethereum is also a very simple and safe settlement method. In the financial field, the most important process is bookkeeping and clearing. Through blockchain technology, the efficiency of traditional banks and financial instry can be greatly improved
however, all of the above also play the basic functions of blockchain, and there is still much room for improvement. At present, there is no mature blockchain financial project in the world, and we still have a long way to go
when it comes to the application of blockchain, the first thing we think about is the banking and financial instry. Because the essence of blockchain is a distributed accounting system, it is most suitable for the financial instry. The digital currency based on blockchain can also be applied to transactions, clearing and settlement. The security and decentralization of blockchain can ensure the security of bookkeeping. At present, major countries are exploring this application
in addition, many businesses of government agencies are also very suitable for the application of blockchain technology, such as the management of resident identity information, ownership records and proct supervision, etc. Through distributed tamper proof records to ensure the security and privacy of key information. Ireland and many other countries have incorporated this development plan into their short-term goals, which is also one of the more common application areas of blockchain
financial sector: in addition to bitcoin, the financial sector is the most widely used sector of blockchain. After all, financial development is also mixed with money and digital money. In particular, the development of digital currency in recent two years has also driven the application of blockchain
when blockchain spoofing was just emerging, it was questioned by many people and was called blockchain spoofing. Now the chief economists of all countries in the region have begun to abstain from studying the blockchain, proving that the blockchain is graally accepted by the public
in addition, e to the emergence of Ethereum contract, blockchain can also better assist resource sharing related instries, such as our common bike sharing procts. For another example, in the medical field, we can also use blockchain technology to improve efficiency and security, which is a qualitative change in this instry
I believe you have a preliminary understanding of the practical application of blockchain. Looking back at the recent ICO fever in China, a large number of unreliable projects such as dog chain are forced to speculate. Obviously, domestic investors do not know enough about the application field of blockchain. Therefore, stopping ICO not only standardizes the instry, but also protects the investing public.
ten years ago, my article was written on a black notebook. Now, all the words in my mind are entered into notebook, becoming 0 and 1, which is the change
from the present point of view, the disadvantages of paper are too obvious:
not environmentally friendly
not easy to save
for paper, long-distance transmission is very troublesome (such as information transmission)
the cost is high
easy to modify and forge
when there is a better choice in front of me, if I don't use it, isn't it a loss for me
have you ever thought that one day we won't need paper for our money
you may say:
"yes, I use Alipay and online banking every day, and no paper is used. Is this not achieved?"
indeed, Alipay's payment system is to digitize paper currency and store it in a huge database, but after all, it still needs paper money. The central bank does not print banknotes. The figures in the bank database are not too outrageous. Do you say yes or no?
can we say that the amount of money in the bank account book is the amount of cash? Of course not, because of the existence of bank loans, credit cards and other procts, the number in the bank database will only be much larger than the amount of cash, and this account book is not open, and the specific data deviation is only known to a few people
is there any payment system that does not rely on paper money, has high transparency, and no one can tamper with it
not to mention, it's really possible. Why is it possible? It's just a relatively mature experiment (with a market value of US $5 billion). In 2007, Satoshi Nakamoto, an anonymous big God or organization, began to conceive a magic project. After more than a year of careful elaboration, Nakamoto completed the white paper of the project (bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, Chinese Name: bitcoin: a peer-to-peer electronic cash system), In early 2009, the project was successfully launched
for the explanation of the principle of the system, I don't want to be a teacher here. For those who are interested, please refer to the information of the college channel or library. It's a very good place for you to understand these things
we just need to know that this e-cash system has nothing to do with paper. It is very transparent. Everyone can access and query this payment account book, and everyone can really control their own bookkeeping rights, that is, bitcoin token. As long as the Internet exists, someone is maintaining this account book (using mining machine operation), Then this kind of payment system can exist forever
well, you say it so well, this kind of system should be very popular, right? Of course not, because it is still in the experimental stage, there are still many defects in this kind of account book. For example, its token value fluctuates greatly, which is not suitable for pricing goods for the time being. For example, it has the problem of scalability. Maybe 100000 people use this system every day, and 10 million people use it to block and collapse. For example, it needs a lot of learning costs, People who don't have relevant knowledge are easy to lose money and so on. In short, there are a lot of problems
can we solve so many problems? Theoretically, it's very possible, because it's open source. Open source means that everyone can review and participate in improvement
of course, it's not to deceive you into buying bitcoin. This is not the purpose of my writing. Talking about bitcoin is just to introce a kind of technology, or an idea. What is it? In other words, blockchain (Chinese name is blockchain) is too popular now. Maybe you don't feel much about it at home. In foreign financial circles, it's no exaggeration to say that this word is the same as Dabao's advertising words
nowadays, foreign companies talk about "blockchain has the potential to subvert xxoo", which is like a common occurrence. Every once in a while, some giant set up a blockchain laboratory, and even the chief economist of the Bank of England raised the possibility of issuing national digital currency based on blockchain
we can't help asking, what is the basis of blockchain? What magic is driving or "deceiving" these institutions to lose their position for such a rising concept
blockchain originated from bitcoin. At present, the most successful blockchain is also bitcoin's blockchain. The reason why blockchain makes people reverie is that it has the characteristics of high transparency, unchangeable and no middleman
suppose I brainstorm and apply these features of blockchain to various applications in other instries, will it proce disruptive effects? Well, it's like now you have a new drug, which can cure all kinds of diseases in theory. Does that mean it's really suitable for treatment? You have to try, because you don't know the side effects! Now the blockchain is in such a stage. It seems to be able to cure all kinds of instries, but in fact it is only in the theoretical stage
when it comes to theory, I have to talk about it
first of all, what is the biggest difference between paper ledger and blockchain ledger
the former accounts by people, while the latter accounts by computer. Because people are too "smart", so bookkeeping is easy to be unexpected, and the efficiency is also very low, but computers are different, computers are "stupid", it is to act according to instructions, and the efficiency will be very high, there is also scalability. Ordinary database is a proct between paper account book and blockchain account book. It can save the system's partial dependence on human beings, but there are also problems in ordinary database. For example, it has access rights, such as the pension you pay. Can you know where they are going
therefore, companies, institutions or indivials with some ideas have gone to study blockchain technology.
Blockchain instry has great growth potential, and five aspects promote the healthy development of Technology Virtual reality and other technologies are another emerging technology that will have a significant impact on the future, which is expected to promote human beings from the era of information internet to the era of value Internet
some countries and regions in the United States, Japan and the European Union have promoted the development of blockchain as an important national development strategy, and vigorously promoted the development and application of blockchain technology. China also attaches great importance to the technological innovation and instrial development of blockchain. With the joint participation of it and other enterprises, a large number of new enterprises, new procts, new models and new applications have emerged. The application of blockchain in the fields of finance, government affairs, energy, medical and other instries has graally expanded, and is becoming an important force to drive the technological proct innovation and instrial transformation of various instries
the development of blockchain can be divided into three stages, namely, blockchain 1.0, represented by bitcoin and related financial infrastructure applications, and blockchain 2.0, represented by smart contract. At present, it is graally moving towards blockchain 3.0, which is based on blockchain technology and more complex in-depth application of smart contract
statistical analysis of blockchain investment and financing in the first half of the year. According to the statistical data of in depth analysis report on business model innovation and investment opportunities of China's blockchain instry published by foresight Instry Research Institute, in the first half of 2018, the amount of financing in the blockchain field was about 10.7 billion, with a year-on-year growth rate of 1426% compared with the same period in 2017; The number of investment and financing events in the field of blockchain has reached 205, and it is expected that the investment in the field of blockchain will usher in another peak this year
according to the distribution of investment and financing rounds in China's blockchain field, the proportion of investment rounds in the start-up period (before round b) is more than 95%, with the joint investment of many instry pioneers, and most enterprises are still running around
statistics and growth of blockchain investment and financing in the first half of 2014-2018
data source: China attaches great importance to the development and application of blockchain technology. Driven by multiple forces such as policy, technology and market, the pace of blockchain innovation has been accelerating. It has been deeply integrated with cloud computing, big data, Internet of things and other technologies. The scope of exploration and application has also expanded from digital assets to supply chain management, intelligent manufacturing, instrial Internet, social welfare, right protection and other fields
five aspects to promote the healthy development of blockchain technology, promote the high-quality development of digital economy
1, in-depth study and grasp the development trend of blockchain technology and instry. Pay close attention to the international development frontier, jointly promote the research of blockchain related technology and instry, promote the standardization of blockchain development instry behavior, and create a good development environment
2. Strengthen the construction of core technology capacity of blockchain
establish and improve the collaborative promotion mechanism among backbone enterprises, universities and research institutions, guide it enterprises to strengthen technical reserves, accelerate the breakthrough of key core technologies, and improve the performance, efficiency and security of blockchain
3. Support entrepreneurship and innovation in the field of blockchain
encourage cross-border integration between blockchain enterprises and user units, guide instry organizations to establish public service platforms, support third-party organizations to carry out evaluation and detection of blockchain services, promote rich instrial applications of blockchain, and serve the transformation and upgrading of the real economy
4. Actively build and improve the blockchain standard system
accelerate the development and application of key standards, and graally build a perfect standard system. Actively connect with ITU, ISO and other international standards organizations, substantially participate in more international standardization work, and actively contribute more "Chinese power"
5. Accelerate the improvement of the policy environment for blockchain development
support qualified enterprises to carry out application innovation and mode innovation, and guide and encourage enterprises, universities and scientific research institutes to jointly cultivate professional talents needed for blockchain development. Support eligible blockchain enterprises to enjoy the preferential tax policies of the state to support the development of software instry and small and medium-sized enterprises
the instrial scale is small, but the growth potential is huge
the blockchain economy is on the eve of the outbreak period. The financial instry is relatively widely used, and the application of other instries has also entered the stage of exploration and development. It is estimated that from 2017 to 2022, the direct market value of blockchain will increase from US $410 million to US $7.68 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 79.6%. It is estimated that all kinds of extended business based on blockchain will reach US $100 billion in 2020
instry application areas continue to expand
the financial instry takes the lead in the application of blockchain technology, and many financial applications have been implemented; Medical instry is an important area of blockchain application, which can better protect privacy, improve service quality and management efficiency; The demand of social authentication for blockchain is rising rapidly to solve the proof problem caused by information asymmetry; The application of blockchain technology in communication, supply chain and other fields is expanding rapidly
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
1. Financial field. Blockchain has great potential application value in international exchange, letter of credit, equity registration, stock exchange and other financial fields. The application of blockchain technology in the financial instry can save the third-party intermediary link and realize the point-to-point direct docking, so as to greatly rece the cost and quickly complete the transaction payment< 2. Internet of things and logistics. Blockchain 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. This field is considered as a promising application direction of blockchain
3. Public service. Blockchain is closely related to people's proction and life in public management, energy, transportation and other fields, but the centralization of these fields also brings some problems, which can be transformed by blockchain. The decentralized and fully distributed DNS service provided by the blockchain can realize domain name query and resolution through the point-to-point data transmission service between nodes in the network. It can be used to ensure that the operating system and firmware of an important infrastructure have not been tampered with. It can monitor the status and integrity of the software and detect bad tampering, And ensure that the data transmitted by the system using the Internet of things technology has not been tampered with< 4. Digital rights. 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. For example, mine labs, a start-up company in New York, developed a metadata protocol based on blockchain. This system called mediachain uses IPFs file system to realize right protection of digital works, mainly for right protection applications of digital pictures
5. Insurance. 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. A typical application case is lenderbot, which was launched by the blockchain enterprise stratumdeloitte and payment service provider lemonway in 2016. It allows people to register customized micro insurance procts through the chat function of Facebook messenger to insure the high value items exchanged between indivials, and the blockchain replaces the third party role in the loan contract< 6. Public welfare. The data stored on the blockchain 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.
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