ELECTRONIC CURRENCY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC CURRENCY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An electronic currency management method, adapted to a blockchain-based electronic currency network having a plurality of node apparatuses, wherein the node apparatuses comprise a first node apparatus, and wherein the electronic currency management method comprises the following steps:
- obtaining a plurality of consecutive preceding blocks in the blockchain by the first node apparatus;
determining the number of times that the first node apparatus has been elected as a block verifier of the preceding blocks by the first node apparatus; and
adjusting a difficulty level of the first node apparatus being elected as a block verifier of a next block by the first node apparatus according to the elected times.
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Abstract
An electronic currency management method and an electronic currency system, adapted to a blockchain-based electronic currency network having a plurality of node apparatuses, are provided, where the node apparatuses include a first node apparatus. The electronic currency management method includes the following steps. First, consecutive preceding blocks in the blockchain are obtained by the first node apparatus. Next, the number of times that the first node apparatus in the electronic currency network has been elected as a block verifier of the preceding blocks is determined by the first node apparatus, and a difficulty level of the first node apparatus being elected as a block verifier of a next block is adjusted by the first node apparatus according to the elected times.
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1. An electronic currency management method, adapted to a blockchain-based electronic currency network having a plurality of node apparatuses, wherein the node apparatuses comprise a first node apparatus, and wherein the electronic currency management method comprises the following steps:
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obtaining a plurality of consecutive preceding blocks in the blockchain by the first node apparatus; determining the number of times that the first node apparatus has been elected as a block verifier of the preceding blocks by the first node apparatus; and adjusting a difficulty level of the first node apparatus being elected as a block verifier of a next block by the first node apparatus according to the elected times. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic currency management system comprising:
a plurality of node apparatuses, engaging in peer-to-peer communication with each other in an electronic currency network, wherein each of the node apparatuses stores a blockchain, wherein the node apparatuses comprise a first node apparatus, and wherein the first node apparatus obtains a plurality of consecutive preceding blocks in the blockchain, determines the number of times that the first node apparatus has been elected as a block verifier of the preceding blocks, and adjusts a difficulty level of the first node apparatus being elected as a block verifier of a next block according to the elected times. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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