ArcBlock’s Advantages

INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE
The purpose of this document is to provide a high-level technical overview of the ArcBlock platform. It assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of cloud computing, decentralized applications, and blockchain technology. A list of resources is provided for those who would like to develop a foundational understanding of blockchain technology.

SCOPE
This document provides a technical overview of ArcBlock, a blockchain ecosystem for building and deploying decentralized applications. It describes core elements of the service and provides details about the architectural design of critical components. The information in this document is intended for informational purposes only. ArcBlock may make improvements or changes to the products, architectural design, or programs described in this document at any time without notice.

What is ArcBlock?
ArcBlock is a platform and an ecosystem for building and deploying decentralized blockchain applications.

ArcBlock’s Advantages

In addition to solving the common problems outlined above, building and deploying decentralized blockchain applications with ArcBlock has significant advantages over the vendor-specific frameworks available in today’s market.

BUILT FOR THE NEW TOKEN ECONOMY
ArcBlock is a self-evolving ecosystem—not just a software platform built by one centralized 8 organization. We at ArcBlock Foundation Limited and the ArcBlock Foundation are only jump starting the project; the platform will continue to develop and grow on its own. The entire ArcBlock service is driven by the token economy. Rather than a basic service platform, ArcBlock is an economy driven by incentives that encourage the blockchain community to work together to build a better ecosystem.

OPTIMIZED FOR THE BEST EXPERIENCE
We built the ArcBlock platform using a “top-down” strategy that centers on the user experience. In contrast, many existing solutions focus on the blockchain technology itself at the expense of user friendliness. Applications built with ArcBlock offer reactive, real-time experiences. Users can simply access them from a web browser (no additional plugins required), or download a mobile app directly from an app store. Either way, the process is familiar. ArcBlock also dramatically improves the developer experience. There’s no need to deal with lowlevel blockchain protocols. With our mock blockchain adapters, engineers don’t even have to run local blockchain test nodes to start developing and testing their applications.

BUILT FOR THE CLOUD
ArcBlock is designed to run natively in the cloud. It can also run on a single computer for testing and development. This design principle makes ArcBlock fundamentally different from many other platforms in the blockchain world. In ArcBlock, a node can be a “logical computer” comprised of one or more virtual machines, or a group of cloud services working together as a computing environment. This approach marks a significant step forward that will help elevate blockchain and decentralized applications to the next level, including our patent pending technologies. ArcBlock will initially build on top of AWS and Windows Azure, then expand to support Google Compute Engine, major cloud computing players in China, and other platforms.

BUILT WITH AN OPEN STANDARD
ArcBlock is built with an open standard. We’re trying our best not to reinvent the wheel and to build for the application developer’s wants and needs. In addition to open sourcing our core components, we will also actively contribute to a variety of blockchain technology communities. Our team members are actively involved with a range of standards organizations, non-profit foundations, and committees. These currently include the W3C Blockchain Community Group Community Group, IEEE Standard Association’s Blockchain Community, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, Linux Foundation, and Hyperledger Foundation. This list will expand over time.

What problems can ArcBlock solve?
ArcBlock aims to build a scalable, extensible, and easy-to-use platform for building and deploying decentralized blockchain applications.
ArcBlock's primary goal is to remove the barriers that have slowed blockchain adoption among the general public. We're also passionate about developing unique approaches that will significantly advance blockchain development.

Who are ArcBlock’s competitors? And what makes ArcBlock stand out?
There are several other players trying to solve similar problems, but everyone have a different approach and strategy. Notably, EOS (Enterprise Operating System) is trying to solve very similar problems as ArchBlock does. EOS try to to start a new blockchain technology to solve today’s problem and build a ecosystem around their new blockchain, while ArcBlock intentionally NOT to create new blockchains but cooperate with existing mainstream blockchains (e.g. Ethereum, Hyperledger etc.)

We built the ArcBlock platform using a “top-down” strategy that centers on the user experience. In contrast, many existing solutions focus on the blockchain technology itself at the expense of user friendliness. Applications built with ArcBlock offer reactive, real-time experiences.

What is difference between ArcBlock and Ethereum. How does ArcBlock fast and security?
ArcBlock is a computing platform for developing and deploying blockchain applications, Ethereum is a blockchain technology. They are related but are very different. Comparing ArcBlock to Ethereum is like compare Apple to Orange.

To achieve high-performance transactions, we built an optimized blockchain dedicated to ArcBlock’s own token services and the public ledger. The design goal is to achieve >100,000 Tx/s, which is more than adequate for a wide range of applications. In the future this blockchain could be improved for broader purposes.

What are the features of ArcBlock

ArcBlock is a platform service, rather than a standalone software package or set of APIs. ArcBlock is a comprehensive solution that combines blockchain technology with Cloud Computing. ArcBlock is an incentive-driven marketplace for reusable services, components, and even applications.

ArcBlock’s introduction of the Open Chain Access Protocol enabled open connectivity over multiple blockchain protocols. Developers now have the freedom to evaluate blockchain protocols, and even switch back and forth between them.

Blocklet is another revolutionary component that takes advantage of the latest microservice architecture and serverless computing technology.

We also build a distributed messaging system supports pub/sub and acts as an API gateway for Blocklets. ArcBlock's gateway uses a decentralized design and secure communication channels. Your applications will run in both web browsers and mobile apps, giving users reactive, real-time experiences.

ArcBlock is a self-evolving ecosystem—not just a software platform built by one centralized organization. We at ArcBlock, Inc. and the ArcBlock Foundation are only jump starting the project; the platform will continue to develop and grow on its own.

Great Project Has a Great Partners

ArcBlock is now officially partnering with CyberMiles! ArcBlock’s public sale, which starts on Feb 3, will raise part of our funds through CMT. Cybermiles will also join ArcBlock’s ecosystem by using blocklets to build their business ready contract templates. We will work together for a brighter future! #arcblock#blockchain #ICO

Our partner team is getting larger and stronger. We've got another teammate in ArcBlock's ecosystem. We will help EtherDelta to provide users with reactive and real-time experiences. Feeling so honored to have EtherDelta here to support us! #arcblock #etherdelta #blockchain #ICO

ArcBlock is strategically partnering with Bibox (@Bibox365 ). This is the key blockchain 3.0 projects Bibox has actively involved in. ArcBlock and Bibox will share resources with each other and accelerate the transplantation and upgrade of DApps to ArcBlock platform. #arcblock#blockchain #ico
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