Recently, blockchain technology has become a hot topic of discussion. The reason is that the central government has raised the development of blockchain technology to the height of national strategy. The state regards the blockchain as an important breakthrough for independent innovation of core technologies, clarifies the main direction, increases investment, and strives to overcome a number of key core technologies, and accelerates the development of blockchain technology and industrial innovation.
Throughout the world, China has always been at the forefront in the development of blockchain technology, and the number of patent applications for China's blockchain has now ranked first in the world. With the guidance of national policies, private capital and outstanding talents are constantly pouring into the blockchain field. In the future, blockchain technology will have broader application prospects in finance, people's livelihood, and government affairs.
When it comes to blockchain, many friends first think of "Bitcoin", and then bluntly say, "Isn't the blockchain just a means of collecting money?" ... This is a big mistake! "Bitcoin" is just an application of blockchain technology, and it is the tip of the iceberg of blockchain technology.
Blockchain technology is a decentralized, nationwide accounting method. All systems have a huge database that records the dynamics of the entire network, which means that all transactions are open and transparent. At the same time, because there is no centralized intermediary agency, data information will not be affected by the collapse of the intermediary agency, and the security of the data is also well guaranteed.
As for Bitcoin, it is actually just a reward for "national accounting." Since everyone is required to participate in bookkeeping, mobilizing enthusiasm is very important. So the founder thought of using a virtual currency as a reward, and only rewarded the first person who succeeded in bookkeeping. Because of this, the friends began to scramble to keep accounts in order to get rewards, which evolved into "mining".
Facing this wave of wind, friends who are interested in catching up with this wave can also prepare in advance, and the future prospects are bright. At present, there are two top-notch blockchain research schools (colleges) in China for reference by masters and doctoral students who are interested in studying related research fields:
1. Tsinghua University. As the most influential university in China, Tsinghua has always been at the forefront of domestic universities, and blockchain is no exception. The founders of blockchain projects such as Huobi.com, Conflux, Elastos, and HashWorld are all from Tsinghua.
In related projects, Tsinghua University established the Tsinghua x-lab blockchain laboratory in June 2018, which became the first acceleration plan for entrepreneurial teams in the direction of blockchain services by universities in China; in July 2018, Tsinghua University The "Industry Trusted Blockchain Application Technology Joint Research Center" was established; in November 2018, the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University established the Digital Financial Asset Research Center, which was donated by Bitmain.
2. Zhejiang University. In the domestic blockchain field, Zhejiang University is the second force that can compete with Tsinghua University. At the 18th collective learning conference held by the central government on the development status and trends of blockchain technology, it was Professor Chen Chun of Zhejiang University who delivered a speech.
The School of Computer Science and Technology and the School of Software at Zhejiang University have research directions related to blockchain technology, and many mentors are also executives of blockchain-related companies. At present, Zhejiang University Netnews, a listed company under Zhejiang University, has invested in a blockchain company—Hangzhou Qulian Technology Co., Ltd., with Academician Chen Chun serving as the chairman of the company. Funchain Technology completed 1.2 billion yuan of Series B financing in June last year, setting a record for the largest single financing in the domestic blockchain field, with a post-investment valuation of about 3 billion yuan, becoming the first quasi-unicorn in the blockchain industry enterprise.