The storage, transmission, and processing of data become significant
problems when large digital data files or databases are involved, as in
the case of decentralized online global databases such as blockchain.
In this article a novel method is proposed that allows for the scalability of
digital assets, including blockchain databases in the download,
validation, and confidentiality processes, by developing a lightweight
blockchain technology called Entropic Blockchain.
This is a
computer-implemented mathematical method to generate an
information-entropic numerical barcode representation of a digital
asset. Using this technique, a 1–2 Mb block of digital data can be
represented by a few bytes, significantly reducing the size of a
blockchain. The entropic barcode file can be utilized on its own or as
an optically machine-readable entropic barcode for secure data
transmission, processing, labeling, identification, and one-way
encryption, as well as for compression, validation, and digital
tamper-proof checks. The mathematics of this process and all the steps
involved in its implementation are discussed in detail in this article.
