Original Title: DFINITY In A Nutshell — A Non Technical Introduction
By Dominic Williams
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At present, the articles discussing DFINITY are still more technical, and it is not easy for ordinary users to understand. Then the most important thing for the project is to be understood and known by everyone. According to this demand, I wrote this article"Brief introduction of DFINITY", mainly to let everyone understand the historical background of DFINITY, so that everyone can have an overall understanding of DFINITY.
Like many blockchain projects, DFINITY's origins can be traced back to Bitcoin and the history behind it. The cypherpunks have struggled in the past to implement decentralized digital currencies, and Bitcoin stands out from several such proposals. In 1998, I stumbled upon Wei Dai's b-money proposal while working on a project using the Crypto++ library of Wei Dai (a major contributor to the foundations of cypherpunks and cryptography).
In fact, the Bitcoin protocol released by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 was the first to construct an indestructible shared virtual ledger for independent computers in an impressive way (implemented in a peer-to-peer network).
Token balances on different addresses, anyone can send tokens to a new address with the help of the attached access control script. The economic incentive mechanism he established allows any individual who provides computing power and security guarantees for the network to be rewarded.
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Blockchain 2.0
The creation of Bitcoin by Satoshi Nakamoto ignited the fuse of the blockchain, but after a period of time, some people began to question the monotony of the logic it can carry. Bitcoin has great limitations, so in 2014, Ethereum Fang further established the foundation of blockchain 2.0.
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A blockchain computer has no specific physical instance, and it is everywhere, which means that you cannot tamper with data and run results by logging into the operating system.
But the job of writing smart contracts is not for everyone. The performance and capacity of the Ethereum computer have the same limitations as the previous Bitcoin, which makes the blockchain computer unsuitable for many potential large-scale commercial applications. Like the economic mechanism of Bitcoin, Ethereum also believes in the tenet of "code is law". This means that there is no censorship, governance and supervision of the use of the platform or the underlying network itself, but on the contrary, many real-world enterprises want to implement high-intensity governance.
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Blockchain Nervous System - A chain reaction based on decisions made by mutual "links" of neurons.
Let's imagine what blockchain 3.0 should look like. The new encryption technology and protocols are as important as the PoW and PoS protocols that have established the foundation of the blockchain. Because they can directly solve the limitations of current blockchain efficiency, performance, and capacity, and provide a method to increase computing and storage capabilities without an upper limit.
Also, imagine that "code is law" is replaced by the new "AI is law". All content on the chain is subject to a de-intermediary algorithmic governance system, combining the wisdom of the crowd and traditional artificial intelligence technology, which can freeze malicious smart contracts that harm the interests of users (such as the ISIS slave market, which many companies are unwilling to share network), mitigate the impact of hackers on the hosting system, dynamically optimize the security and economic adjustment parameters of the network, and transparently upgrade the underlying protocols and software without affecting existing users.
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DFINITY Vision
DFINITY's vision has two main aspects:
On the one hand, in traditional monopoly centers such as Uber, eBay, social media, chat software and even web search,
Might be refactored into "open commerce" with autonomous software that will update itself using its own distributed governance system.
On the other hand, we hope to use the features provided by blockchain computers to massively refactor existing enterprise IT systems and drastically cut costs.
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In January 2015, DFINITY focused on the primary goal, "Research on how to conduct decentralized web search"
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The crazy sister of Ethereum
Although DFINITY is an independent project, it is not an extremist idea, but a strong supporter of Ethereum. We hope that most of DFINITY's new encryption technology can be used in the Ethereum network. At the same time, we will also work hard to build more shareable technology components.
DFINITY can be seen in part as a sister network of Ethereum, providing developers with unusual features, such as "AI is law". Our goal is to provide smart contract compatibility where possible, so that developers do not have to learn new skills and make development easier.
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