What is the development history of blockchain technology?

Bitcoin or blockchain first?

When Bitcoin was first born, there was no concept of "blockchain". People use Bitcoin (lowercase B) to represent Bitcoin and Bitcoin (uppercase B) to represent its underlying technology, which is what we now call blockchain technology.

In 20 15, after The Economist published the cover article "Blockchain Technology Reshapes the World", blockchain technology set off a financial technology frenzy around the world, and major financial institutions and banks around the world scrambled to study blockchain technology. In just 20 16, billions of dollars were invested in blockchain-related enterprises.

2065438+September 2007, Chinese government website (www.gov.cn) published the article "China's blockchain industry is expected to be in the forefront of the world", publicly supporting the development of blockchain technology and popularizing blockchain technology to 65,438.03 million people nationwide. The application of blockchain in the real economy such as finance, insurance, retail and notarization began to accelerate.