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\nChinese media have revealed details on the country\u2019s huge blockchain effort to handle its population\u2019s data, and what it\u2019s capable of is almost unthinkable.
\nAccording to BJD (opens in new tab), the Beijing behemoth which has been dubbed the \u2018Honeycomb\u2019 comprises 1,000 high-performance servers, the sum of which is able to handle 240 million smart contract transactions every single second.
\nIt\u2019s said that data security and privacy, with a large portion of data verification, will underpin the transactions across a number of industries including travel, online shopping, hospital registrations, financial settlements between enterprises, government collaboration, and much more.
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\n\u2018Honeycomb\u2019 blockchain cluster
\nThe country\u2019s two-year-old home-grown \u201cindependently controllable blockchain software and hardware technology system\u201d, Chang'an Chain, is behind this latest Beijing development.
\nSome have touted this as a significant moment for China, as countries like the US have imposed a number of restrictions that prevent the trade of certain technologies.
\nThe fact that the country is able to sustain such significant builds and developments is a testament to the fact that it may no longer require other countries\u2019 inputs, placing it ahead of many.
\nBJD claims that the blockchain cluster could serve to break up \u201cinformation islands\u201d and allow over 80 departments and 16 districts to collaborate and share data more effectively, all in an effort to nail the \u201ccoordination\u201d of its governance system.
\nThe report indicates that it would \u201cgreatly facilitate people\u2019s lives\u201d, however for many, it may just be one more step in the wrong direction as the Republic continues to gather more data on its citizens.
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