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< h1 class = "section-title" > Blockchains meet Big Data.< / h1 >
< p class = "section-description" > BigchainDB combines the key benefits of distributed DBs and traditional blockchains, with an emphasis on scale.< / p >
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< p > We built BigchainDB on top of an enterprise-grade distributed DB, from which BigchainDB inherits high throughput, high capacity, a full-featured NoSQL query language, efficient querying, and permissioning. Nodes can be added to increase throughput and capacity.< / p >
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< figcaption > BigchainDB compared to the Bitcoin blockchain and traditional distributed DBs< / figcaption >
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< h1 class = "section-title" > Made for the Decentralization Ecosystem.< / h1 >
< p class = "section-description" > BigchainDB can sit side-by-side with other decentralized storage, processing, and communication building blocks. It can be included in higher-level decentralized computing platforms and applications but will work with centralized computing blocks and platforms too.< / p >
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< figcaption > BigchainDB fills a missing gap in the emerging decentralized stack as a blockchain database that complements existing platforms, processing (business logic) and file systems.< / figcaption >
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< figcaption > BigchainDB can be seamlessly integrated into the traditional stack as a blockchain database for decentralized timestamping, certificates, smart contracts and transactions.
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< h1 class = "section-title" > Features.< / h1 >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > One Million TPS and Counting< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Each transaction is recorded on the blockchain without the need for Merkle Trees or sidechains.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Petabytes Capacity< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Load up hashes, metadata and files onto the BigchainDB so every asset can reside on the blockchain.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Native Support of Multiassets< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > With no native currency on BigchainDB, any asset, token or currency can be issued.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Query< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Leverage big data query capabilities out of the box.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Customizable< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Design your own private network with custom assets, transactions, permissions and transparency.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Rich Permissioning< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Set permissions to ensure a clear separation of duties and enforce Chinese walls.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Federation Consensus Model< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Federation of nodes with voting permissions, that is, a super-peer P2P network.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Open source< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Open sourced to the community so that everyone can use it and build their own applications on top of it.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Public or Private< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > A public version via trusted nodes for the world and a private one for specific industry use cases.< / p >
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For more insight, read our < a href = "/whitepaper/" > whitepaper< / a > .
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< h1 class = "section-title" > Timeline.< / h1 >
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< p class = "section-description" > Private beta is shipping now. < a href = "/contact/" > Contact us< / a > for more information. Public Bigchain will be released soon< / p >
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< span class = "timeline__entry__title" > Whitepaper< / span >
< span class = "timeline__entry__time" > Early 2015< / span >
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< span class = "timeline__entry__title" > Private Beta< / span >
< span class = "timeline__entry__time" > Jan 2016< / span >
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< span class = "timeline__entry__title" > Public< / span >
< span class = "timeline__entry__time" > Soon< / span >
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