A method for accessing account states in a blockchain and a blockchain node

By replacing account addresses with shorter account identifiers in the blockchain and storing account states in a state tree, the problems of large storage space occupied by account addresses and slow retrieval speed are solved, achieving storage space savings and improved access speed.

CN115964442BActive Publication Date: 2026-06-12ANT BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
ANT BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO LTD
Filing Date
2022-12-30
Publication Date
2026-06-12

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⚠Technical Problem

In blockchain, account addresses occupy a large amount of storage space, which affects the speed of retrieving account status.

⚗Method used

By replacing the account address with a smaller account identifier and storing the account state in association with the account identifier in the state tree, storage space is reduced and access speed is increased.

🎯Benefits of technology

This reduces the storage space used to store account addresses in the blockchain while improving account access speed.

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Abstract

A blockchain account state access method and a blockchain node, the blockchain node stores mapping relationship information of account addresses and account identifiers of a plurality of accounts, the number of bytes of the account identifier is less than the number of bytes of the account address, and the blockchain node further stores account states of each account in association with the account identifier of each account, the method comprising: determining the first account identifier corresponding to the first account address of the first account to be accessed according to the mapping relationship information; and accessing the account state of the first account according to the first account identifier.
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