In 2020, the blockchain will be included in the category of "new infrastructure" by the state, and at least 7 provinces have introduced blockchain support policies. In the same year, blockchain technology was gradually moving from concept to landing, and more application scenarios blossomed. "Blockchain+" various industry applications have become a sign of the continuous maturity of the blockchain.
Development status of "blockchain+" in 2020
In 2020, the new crown pneumonia epidemic will sweep the world, and the uncertainty of world economic development will increase significantly. Governments and enterprises of various countries are exploring the use of emerging technologies to reduce economic and social operating costs, improve the operating efficiency of the real economy, and further seek new growth points for economic development.
At present, blockchain and cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other new technology infrastructures cross-innovate, and more and more real economy verticals are showing a "blockchain+" development pattern and a good momentum of "breaking from the virtual to the real".
In order to avoid falling from the real to the virtual, in addition to continuing to crack down on speculation, we must also guide the deep integration of blockchain technology with actual application scenarios. Therefore, various industrial application scenarios of "blockchain+" have become one of the inevitable trends in the development of blockchain.
According to the "Blockchain White Paper (2020)" recently released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, as of October 2020, more than 262 listed companies have been involved in the blockchain field, including insurance, real estate, commercial department stores, and security. 39 fields including equipment, packaging materials, and telecommunications operations. In the blockchain information service filing list of the National Internet Information Office, there are 45 blockchain projects for listed companies.
Among them, finance is the most explored scenario in the application scenarios of blockchain technology. There are specific projects in the sub-fields of supply chain finance, trade finance, payment and settlement, and capital management. The white paper shows that as of November 2020, among the domestic registered blockchain information services, the number of projects in the field of finance (including supply chain finance) ranked first, accounting for up to 36%.
With the acceleration of the implementation of blockchain applications, the "blockchain+" business has become the development focus of Internet backbone enterprises entering the blockchain industry. In addition to financial services, the Internet, traceability, supply chain & logistics, and digital assets are actively deployed , Government affairs and public services, intellectual property, law, medical and other fields.
At the same time, the industry has gradually understood that blockchain is a basic component of trusted transactions, but this does not mean that blockchain can cover the world. It is necessary to combine blockchain with other technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, big data, 5G, and use synergies to form an integrated solution to jointly help digital transformation.
According to relevant data, the current blockchain application is mainly in the field of evidence storage. The blockchain has entered into how to make it better from an engineering perspective, more credible, more stable, more scalable, and able to accommodate more nodes The stage. He Baohong, director of the Institute of Cloud Computing and Big Data of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, believes that this process will continue for a while or longer. The next step is that the blockchain technology competition will shift from engineering optimization and improvement to technology ecology and business ecology.
In addition, it is understood that the blockchain industry has been improving for a long time, and industry cognition has returned to rationality. Following the central government's planning guidelines for the development of blockchain technology, my country's blockchain has clarified the development ideas based on the alliance chain, centering on serving the real economy and optimizing public services, and the industry development direction has become more clear. At this stage, the majority of practitioners' confidence in the blockchain continues to improve, and the long-term strategic value of the blockchain is generally recognized.
What is the prospect of "blockchain+" in 2021?
With the gradual improvement of my country's blockchain industry chain, most blockchain companies are not only focusing on one aspect, but presenting a trend of coordinated development in multiple fields. According to statistics, among the 801 blockchain information service filing lists published by the National Internet Information Office, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shandong are the provinces and cities with the most filing companies.
The core role of the blockchain corresponding to the technical characteristics is mainly reflected in the three aspects of deposit certification, automated collaboration and value transfer. As its value potential is continuously tapped, the application scenarios have gradually moved from the breakthrough of finance to the real economy and government affairs. Expansion in many fields such as people's livelihood.
The core value of blockchain for the real economy is to promote efficient collaboration between upstream and downstream industries and enhance the efficiency of industry-finance integration. In the early stage of development, the application model of blockchain is mainly based on the deposit of documents and contracts. At this stage, the application of blockchain industry is gradually moving towards automated collaboration and value interconnection such as government data sharing, supply chain coordination, and cross-border trade.
2020 is the warm-up for 2021. In 2021, the use of blockchain, distributed ledgers and smart contract tools will continue to grow as in 2020. And with the continuous deepening of blockchain technology, the foundation of the blockchain industry will get better and better, the industrial ecology will also develop rapidly, and the distribution of the industry chain will become increasingly widespread.
From the perspective of industrial structure, the blockchain industry is mainly divided into four parts: underlying technology, platform services, industrial applications, and peripheral services.
The first three parts present a relatively obvious upstream and downstream relationship. The underlying technology part provides the necessary technical products and components for the blockchain. The platform service part is based on the underlying technology to build a blockchain platform that can run the corresponding industry applications. The industry application part Mainly based on the actual scenarios of various industries, the use of blockchain technology to develop industry applications to achieve the innovation of business collaboration models in the industry.
The peripheral service part provides support services for the industry, including industry organization, market research, standard setting, system evaluation and certification, industry media, etc., to provide impetus for the development of the industrial ecology.
Among them, as far as the industrial application of blockchain is concerned: blockchain is the result of the innovation and development of information technology, and it is also the main booster for business process reconstruction and industrial interaction model innovation in various industries.
Blockchain has gradually expanded from the initial digital finance to supply chain finance, product traceability and other fields. Now it has been explored and applied in government affairs, people's livelihood, industrial management and other industries. Its application scenarios are becoming more abundant, showing a deep integration with other industries. situation.
At present, domestic enterprises are focusing on serving the real economy and improving government affairs and people’s livelihood related application development. Among them, supply chain finance and product traceability have accounted for half of all applications. Others, such as government affairs and people’s livelihood, have become key areas for manufacturers in the future and will explode. Type growth.
After the cooling of blockchain investment in 2020, the blockchain industry may begin to gradually become more rational in 2021. However, a relatively complete industrial chain and active market players provide a good foundation for the development of the blockchain industry. The blockchain industry will also show a positive development trend in terms of policy support, ecological construction, platform services, application landing, and integration and innovation.
Source: Zhuling Technology