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description: 'Rather than trying to scale up blockchain technology, BigchainDB starts with a big data distributed database and then adds blockchain characteristics - decentralized control, immutability and the transfer of digital assets.'
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< p class = "section-description" > Rather than trying to scale up blockchain technology, BigchainDB starts with a big data distributed database and then adds blockchain characteristics - decentralized control, immutability and the transfer of digital assets.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Towards One Million Writes per Second< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Each write is recorded on the blockchain database without the need for Merkle Trees or sidechains. Details in our < a href = "/whitepaper/" > whitepaper< / a > , section 8.< / 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" > 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 at transaction level 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" > Decentralized control via a federation of voting nodes makes for a super-peer P2P network.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Open Source< / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > < a href = "https://github.com/{{ site.github.org }}" > Open sourced< / a > 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" > Roll out your own public or private networks for specific industry use cases.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Petabytes Capacity < span class = "feature__title__comingsoon" > Coming soon< / span > < / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Load up hashes, metadata and files onto the BigchainDB so every asset can reside on the blockchain database.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Query < span class = "feature__title__comingsoon" > Coming soon< / span > < / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > Leverage efficient big data query capabilities out of the box.< / p >
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< h1 class = "feature__title" > Linear Scaling < span class = "feature__title__comingsoon" > Coming soon< / span > < / h1 >
< p class = "feature__text" > The more nodes added, the higher the throughput and the higher the storage capacity.< / p >
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< a href = "https://github.com/bigchaindb/org/blob/master/ROADMAP.md" class = "btn btn-primary" > Our Roadmap< / a >
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For more insight, read our < a href = "/whitepaper/" > whitepaper< / a > .
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< h1 class = "section-title" > Made for the Decentralization Ecosystem< / h1 >
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< p class = "section-description" > BigchainDB is complementary to decentralized storage, processing and communication building blocks. It can be used side by side with higher-level decentralized computing platforms and applications, and protocols for identity, financial assets, intellectual property and sidechains. BigchainDB fills a gap in the decentralized stack.< / p >
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< h2 class = "stacks__title" > Traditional Stack< / h2 >
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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.< / figcaption >
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< h2 class = "stacks__title" > Blockchain Stack< / h2 >
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< figcaption > BigchainDB fills a missing gap in the emerging decentralized stack as a blockchain database that complements existing platforms, processing and file systems.< / figcaption >
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< h1 class = "section-title" > Blockchains Meet Big Data< / h1 >
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< 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 class = "lead" > 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 (coming soon) and permissioning.< / p >
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