From centralization to decentralization, the game has just begun

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Rossa Private Thoughts Exchange (ID: rossa_1581)

, Author: Rossa, reproduced by Odaily with authorization.

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1. Internet centralization to decentralization

At the beginning of the birth of the Internet, it was not born as open as it is now. It was also a centralized local area network at the beginning, which was shared within a small area of ​​a unit or campus. There were private networks and enterprise networks, a bit like the current private chain and alliance chain. In the process of Internet maturity, it is also the process of gradually changing from a local area network to a distributed network. This is a process of decentralization. From the perspective of the hardware structure of the Internet, it is not decentralized. At present, there are 13 root nodes of the Internet in the United States, and there are more than 20 root nodes in total. All information is transmitted through these root nodes. From this point of view, it is not a decentralized network structure.

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2. Decentralized blockchain

The blockchain is based on the ledger to establish the interests between people. The source of technology is logic and mathematics. The technology of the blockchain project is an applied technology. It is not an original invention. The technology of Bitcoin includes cryptography, Peer-to-peer technology, game theory, and UTXO accounting model, these combined technologies constitute the Bitcoin consensus mechanism. The consensus mechanism of the Bitcoin system is POW, which must withstand a 51% attack. When the computing power of the computer is strong enough, it is safe enough. In addition, Bitcoin has more than 20 million users, and more than 10,000 nodes help it keep accounts. With technological innovation, it is possible to create trust among strangers, and with human consensus and recognition of the project, this is a complete blockchain system for a project.

The biggest change in decentralization is: first, change the storage method. User information is not stored on a centralized server, but on each data block. Destroying such a network is quite difficult. The second is to change the subject of power. When we use various apps provided by network service providers, we also hand over our personal information to these companies. These data do not belong to us. Decentralization returns data ownership to individuals.

Decentralization is essentially a kind of freedom. People have the freedom to participate and the freedom to withdraw. Under the premise of open source code and symmetrical information, the freedom of participation and decision-making means fairness.