Aeternity白皮书翻译

我除了持有EOS之外还持有了很大一部分的Aeternity代币，上周学习并且翻译了一部分Ae的白皮书，现在分享给大家。

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1.Abstract

Since the introduction of Ethereum in 2014 there has been great interest in decentralized trustless applications (smart contracts). Consequently, many have tried to implement applications with real world data on top of a blockchain. We believe that storing the application’s state and code on-chain is wrong for several reasons.

自从2014年引入了以太坊以来，人们对智能合约产生了极大的兴趣。因此，许多人试图在区块链上基于真实世界数据的应用。我们认为在链上存储应用的状态和代码是错的，理由有若干个。

We present a highly scalable blockchain architecture with a consensus mechanism which is also used to check the oracle. This makes the oracle very efficient, because it avoids layering one consensus mechanism on top of another. State channels are integrated to increase privacy and scalability. Tokens in channels can be transferred using purely functional smart contracts that can access oracle answers. By not storing contract code or state on-chain, we are able to make smart contracts easier to analyze and faster to process, with no substantial loss in de facto functionality

我们提出了一个高度可伸缩的区块链结构，它拥有一种可以检测预言的共识机制。这使得预言非常有效，因为它避免了将一种共识机制叠加在另一种机制之上。Aeternity通过集成状态通道来增加隐私和可伸缩性。状态通道中的Token通过智能合约进行转让交易来达到预言中的结果。由于我们不在链上存储智能合约的代码以及状态，使得我们的智能合约在没有实质性的功能损失的前提下更易于分析并且拥有更快的处理速度。

Applications like markets for synthetic assets and prediction markets can be efficiently implemented at global scale. Several parts have proof-of-concept implementations in Erlang. Development tools and application essentials such as a wallet, naming and identity system will also be provided.

诸如虚拟资产市场的应用以及市场预测可以在全球范围内有效实施。在Erlang语言中，有几部分已经被概念性验证可以实施。此外，还将提供开发工具和诸如钱包、命名身份系统等关键的应用。

2.Introduction.

The intention of this paper is to give a overview of the Æternity blockchain architecture and possible applications. More detailed papers will be released in the future, specifically for the consensus and governance mechanisms. However, it should be noted that our architecture is holistic; all components tie together and synergize, in a modular way.

本文的目的是对Aeternity当前的区块链结构和可能的应用进行概述。未来将发布更详细的文件，特别是针对共识和治理机制。然而，我们应该注意到我们的架构是整体的；所有的组件以一种模块化的方式连接在一起并协同工作。

The rest of this paper is broken into four parts. First, we will introduce and discuss the fundamental theoretical ideas that inform our architecture. Second, we will discuss the included essential applications, other possible use cases and give intuitions for how to use the platform as a developer. Third, we will present the current proof-of-concept implementation, written in Erlang. We conclude with a discussion, including possible future directions and comparisons to other technologies.

本文接下来分为四部分。首先，我们将讨论影响我们体系结构的基本理论。其次，我们将讨论所包含的基本应用程序、其他可能的应用案例、作为一个开发者该如何使用本平台。第三，我们将介绍用Erlang编写的当前概念验证实验。最后我们将进行讨论，包括可能的未来方向并且于其他技术进行比较。

Blockchains, first of all Bitcoin, have shown a new way to architect value exchange on the Internet . This has been followed by a number of promising advances: Ethereum demonstrated a way to write Turing-complete smart contracts secured by a blockchain architecture ; Truthcoin created tools for making oracles on blockchains , while GroupGnosis and Augur showed how to make them more efficient ; Casey Detrio showed how to make markets on blockchains ; Namecoin showed how to make the distributed equivalent of a domain name server ; Factom showed how a blockchain that stores hashes can be used as a proof of existence for any digital data.

区块链，首先是比特币，已经展示了一种新的方式——在互联网上构建价值交换架构（价值互联网）。接下来是一些有希望的进展：以太坊展示了一种方式——在区块链上撰写图灵完备智能合约；Truthcoin创造了在区块链上进行预测的工具，而GroupGnosis和Augur使得他们更加有效；Casey Detrio展示了如何在区块链上建立市场；Namecoin展示了如何制作一个域名服务器分布式版本；Factom展示了如何在区块链上存储哈希作为任何数据的存证。

These technologies show great promise when it comes to providing first-class financial and legal services to anyone. So far however, they have failed to come together to a unified whole that actually fulfills the promise. Specifically, all solutions so far have been lacking in at least one of the following respects: governance, scalability, scripting safety and cheap access to real-world data. Æternity aims to improve the state of the art in all of these respects.

这些技术在向人们提供一流的金融和法律服务方面展示了巨大的进步。然而，到目前为止，他们还没能团结一致，实现一个统一的承诺。具体来说，到目前为止，所有的解决方案至少都缺乏下面的某一方面：治理，可伸缩性，脚本安全，以及对真实数据的廉价访问。Aeternity致力于提高改善所有这些方面的状态。

3.小结

接下来我会从Aeternity blockchain、Applications、Implementation这几方面继续为大家带来Ae白皮书的内容，共同进步。

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「1」白皮书地址：https://aeternity.com/aeternity-blockchain-whitepaper.pdf

「2」官方网站：https://aeternity.com/zh