A new horizon of grassroots influence Joyce compiled
Bitcoin, which has been talked about for two years, is well known, but its influence may not be as good as that of the online wallet technology blockchain. Whether it is from voting to medical care, music to energy production, the blockchain not only affects the business volume of existing banks, securities brokers and credit cards, but may even change our lifestyle. Voting application
Voting boxes and online voting platforms used to vote in the past are prone to fraud, while blockchain authenticates the trade fair without management or guarantee by the central organization. Now a startup company named FollowMyVote is developing a blockchain-based system to ensure the security, transparency and accuracy of the election process and results. Application of electric energy
Blockchain technology can be applied to electric energy: the unused solar power on the roof is exchanged with the solar panels of adjacent buildings, and the power cost is settled in blockchain virtual currency. The whole transaction process (whether it is power exchange or cost settlement) does not need to go through the energy supplier. At present, Lo3Energy, a new venture owned by Siemens, has launched this micro-grid plan for solar power trading in some communities in Brooklyn, new york (such as ParkSlope). The blockchain allows homeowners to set their own pricing without paying the commission of middlemen at all, thus reducing the sales cost. Music media application
In the past, the traditional music industry structure included layers of so-called "middlemen", such as publishers, music manufacturers, copyright vendors, music platforms, etc., and finally reached the hands of consumers. At this time, the price of music products has been raised because of the stacking of layers, but the actual reward for entering the pockets of music creators is extremely limited. Blockchain has broken the traditional music industry structure. A blockchain system called Voise allows musicians to set their own prices. When users consume these music through the platform, musicians can receive almost 1% of the consumption amount.
medical care application
in the past, patients' medical records were often scattered in doctors, clinics and laboratories, which caused inconvenience to people in cross-hospital visits and insurance claims. The health records of the blockchain can be read and updated from multiple databases, including detailed records of each visit, and patients can choose who to share the data with. At MIT, researchers are developing a system called MedRec, which is expected to be integrated with the current medical computer system. The Affiliated Hospital of Taipei Medical College also led Taiwan Province to formally enter the blockchain technology of health care industry in November 217. Application of humanitarian relief
According to the statistics of the United Nations in 212, 3% of development aid from all over the world was not applied to the aid recipients because of corruption. At present, the United Nations is developing some blockchain projects to solve this problem. For example, in the experimental project of the United Nations World Food Program in 217, Syrian refugees in Jordan received a subsidy of cryptocurrency. When the refugees shop in the supermarket in the camp, they will verify their identity through eye iris scanning, and the consumption amount will be deducted from the subsidy. This experimental project can not only reduce the cost of UN affairs, but also reduce the probability of fraud and theft.