Method of revitalizing lost cryptocurrency in blockchain network

摘要

Disclosed is a method for collecting lost cryptocurrencies by a node which is connected to a blockchain network to generate a block of recording a transaction in the blockchain network. The method for collecting lost cryptocurrencies comprises: a search step of finding a lost processing target address for which a withdrawal transaction does not occur for a predetermined period for a transaction of a block generated before the predetermined period when the block is generated immediately after the predetermined period elapses from an initial block generation time of the blockchain network; an agreement step of determining that a cryptocurrency balance held by the lost processing address is permanently lost in accordance with an agreement of the nodes forming the blockchain network; and a recovery step of executing a transaction for transferring the cryptocurrency balance determined to be permanently lost from the corresponding address to a foundation address and generating and storing the transaction as the block.