Method and system for grouping of blockchain nodes

A hardware system for improving consensus in a blockchain network through decentralized grouping, comprising:

• a blockchain network that manages a blockchain;
• and
• a plurality of nodes in the blockchain network, wherein
• each node of the plurality of nodes includes a processing device and a memory and identifies a plurality of groups, where each group in the plurality of groups is comprised of a subset of nodes of the plurality of nodes,
• each node in the subset of nodes comprising each group of the plurality of groups generates a new block for the blockchain, where the new block includes at least a block header and a plurality of blockchain data values,
• the subset of nodes comprising each group of the plurality of groups performs a first consensus operation among all nodes in the subset of nodes for the new block generated by each node in the subset of nodes to identify a group consensus block, where each node in the subset of nodes for each group of the plurality of groups receives the group consensus block, and
• the blockchain network performs a second consensus operation among all groups in the plurality of groups for the group consensus block identified in the first consensus operation for each group of the plurality of groups to identify an overall consensus block, where a majority of groups of the plurality of groups receives the overall consensus block.

A method for parallel generation and confirmation of new blocks in a blockchain through decentralized grouping, comprising:

• identifying, by each node of a plurality of nodes in a blockchain network that manages a blockchain, a plurality of node groups, where each node group in the plurality of node groups is comprised of a subset of nodes of the plurality of nodes;
• identifying, by the blockchain network, a plurality of transaction groups, wherein each transaction group of the plurality of transaction groups includes one or more pending blockchain transactions;
• assigning, by the blockchain network, a transaction group of the plurality of transaction groups to each node group of the plurality of node groups;
• performing, by the subset of nodes comprising each node group of the plurality of node groups, a consensus operation among all nodes in the subset of nodes to generate a new block unique to the respective node group of the plurality of node groups and transmit the generated new block to other node groups in the plurality of node groups;
• and
• confirming, by each node group of the plurality of node groups, the new block generated by each node group of the plurality of node groups.

A hardware system for parallel generation and confirmation of new blocks in a blockchain through decentralized grouping, comprising:

• a blockchain network that manages a blockchain;
• and
• a plurality of nodes in the blockchain network, wherein
• each node of the plurality of nodes includes a processing device and a memory and identifies a plurality of node groups, where each node group in the plurality of node groups is comprised of a subset of nodes of the plurality of nodes;
• the blockchain network identifies a plurality of transaction groups, wherein each transaction group of the plurality of transaction groups includes one or more pending blockchain transactions;
• the blockchain network assigns a transaction group of the plurality of transaction groups to each node group of the plurality of node groups;
• the subset of nodes comprising each node group of the plurality of node groups performs a consensus operation among all nodes in the subset of nodes to generate a new block unique to the respective node group of the plurality of node groups and transmit the generated new block to other node groups in the plurality of node groups;
• and
• each node group of the plurality of node groups confirms the new block generated by each node group of the plurality of node groups.