Author’s comment: DeepSeek’s interpretation of the chainless white paper

Leave a Comment / By WeishaZhu / February 8, 2025

DS: DeepSeek; Zhu: the author of the chainless white paper, red words. Inquirer: Gray

Errors are given 1-2 points; 3 points are qualified. 4 points are good, and 5 points are excellent.

DS:

“Chainless platform” refers to a transparent and centralized technical architecture, which conflicts with the traditional decentralized structure. In order to explain this more clearly, we can analyze it from the following aspects:

1. Definition and characteristics of chainless platform

Chainless platform refers to a distributed system architecture that does not rely on blockchain technology. It adopts a centralized or partially centralized design and, at the same time, enhances trust and verifiability through a transparent mechanism. The core features of this platform include:

Transparency: All operations and data are open to participants to ensure traceability and verifiability.

Zhu: There are two ways to implement chainless. One is developed based on the Greatfree distributed language, which is still under development, and the other is a public chain developed based on the blockchain Near public chain code. Near is a modular public chain suitable for transplantation and secondary development. It is not that he does not rely on blockchain technology; he did not conclude it.

Zhu: Without the most critical description of unilateral accounting and hash value on-chain, “enhancing trust and verifiability through transparent mechanisms” loses its foundation.

1 point.

Centralized or partially centralized: One or more central nodes may be responsible for coordination and management rather than relying entirely on a distributed network.

Zhu: The analysis is correct. 4 points

Efficiency: Chainless platforms generally have higher processing speeds and lower resource consumption due to reductions in complex consensus mechanisms (such as PoW or PoS).

Zhu: The analysis is correct. 3 points

2. The difference between chainless platforms and decentralization

The main difference between chainless platforms and decentralized architectures lies in their power distribution and technical implementation:

Power distribution:

Decentralized platforms emphasize the dispersion of power, and all nodes participate equally in decision-making and data maintenance.

Chainless platforms, such as specific institutions or nodes responsible for key operations, may retain centralized control.

Zhu: The understanding of decentralization is incorrect. Once there is no power in a programmable structure, the power is: who has the right to modify it? This is control. The control of the Bitcoin system lies in the checks and balances mechanism between the programmer community and the computing power party, while the control of Ethereum lies in the Ethereum Foundation. Ethereum has no checks and balances in terms of control and is centralized control. In the early days of Chainless, the project party controlled it. The 6-year plan will completely transfer the control to the core team of the community, and the coin holder will control the core team. The effectiveness of the checks and balances mechanism is the key to measuring a Web3 project. 2 points.

Technical implementation:

Decentralized platforms usually rely on blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) to ensure data immutability and consistency.

Chainless platforms may use other distributed storage or database technologies, but they may lack the blockchain’s chain structure and consensus mechanism.

Zhu: It did not understand the meaning of transparent centralization, and did not always give the characteristics of hashing on the chain to retain the immutability. It did not pay attention to the fact that the Chainless platform has a chain structure and hash value on the chain. The reason for the problem is the understanding of blockchain. : “Block” is easy for users to understand, but “hash” is not understood by users. In order to cater to users, the two most critical words of Satoshi Nakamoto were lost. If there is no hash, the blockchain is just an ordinary log and account book. 1 point

3. The combination of transparency and centralization of chainless platforms

The transparency of chainless platforms is one of their core advantages, but this transparency is not necessarily bound to decentralization. For example:

Transparent centralization: Chainless platforms can achieve transparency through public data, operation logs, and audit mechanisms while retaining centralized management authority. This design has advantages in scenarios requiring efficient management and supervision, such as financial or supply chain management.

Decentralized transparency: Decentralized platforms (such as blockchain) achieve transparency through distributed ledgers and consensus mechanisms, but this transparency is usually accompanied by high technical complexity and resource consumption.

Zhu: It is not wrong, but it is a little bit off. The only bright spot is financial supervision. If the bank’s basic ledger is transparent, supervision will be easy. With big data and artificial intelligence combined with transparency, traditional supervision is not needed. So supervision is facing a revolution, and this revolution has happened in the United States. 3 points for positive and negative offsets

4. Application scenarios of chainless platforms

The design of chainless platforms gives them unique advantages in the following scenarios:

Financial supervision: Through a transparent and centralized design, regulators can monitor transaction data in real-time while retaining control over the system.

Supply chain management: Through chainless platforms, enterprises can achieve transparency and traceability of supply chain data while avoiding the high cost and complexity of blockchain.

Digital identity authentication: Chainless platforms can be used to build efficient and transparent identity authentication systems to ensure data privacy and security.

Zhu:

No wonder he was trained in a centralized way, and it is all about solving the pain points of centralization. Of course, the pain points are still not complete, but my heart was moved 5 points

5. Future development trends of chainless platforms

With the advancement of technology, chainless platforms may make breakthroughs in the following aspects:

Integration with decentralized technology: In the future, chainless platforms may combine the advantages of decentralized technology, such as achieving greater flexibility and security through hybrid architecture.

Regulatory friendliness: Chainless platforms’ transparent and centralized design makes it easier to adapt to regulatory requirements and may play an important role in compliance in the future.

Zhu: We are doing the first point. He still does not understand the problems caused by hash value and immutability and sees the future path of regulation. I don’t know if he has read my regulatory article. It is forward-looking here, which is rare. 5 points

Summary

The chainless platform has a transparent and centralized technical architecture that is significantly different from the traditional decentralized structure. It meets the needs of specific scenarios through transparency and efficiency while retaining centralized management authority. Although it contradicts the concept of decentralization, the chainless platform has broad potential applications in finance, supply chain, digital identity, and other fields. In the future, with the integration and development of technology, the chainless platform may find a more balanced solution between decentralization and centralization.

Zhu: It is reasonable to draw this conclusion based on his logic.

Total score: 24/8=3 points, which I also want to give.

As a system, it is already perfect and has highlights. It exceeds the cognition of ordinary people. But it still can’t catch up with industry experts.