Research Article

Precision Poverty Alleviation Methods in the Agricultural Field Based upon Wireless Communication Networks and Blockchain

Table 1

Comparison of three types of blockchains.

Public chainPrivate chainAlliance chain

ParticipantsAny userInside the organizationAlliance member
IncentivesNeedUnnecessaryDispensable
Degree of centralizationCompletely decentralized(Multi) centralizationPolycentricity
Consensus mechanismPoW/PoS/DPoSDistributed consistency algorithmDistributed consistency algorithm
BookkeeperAll participantsCustomizationAffiliate members consult to determine
Computing power3–20 strokes/sec1000–100000 strokes/sec1000–10000 strokes/sec
Outstanding featuresCredit since establishmentTransparent and traceableScalable and efficient
Typical scenariosDigital currency of public trust, the transaction processingInternal audit, issuanceDistributed with permissions ledger processing