BTE bitcoin scam
Whether in the past or in the future, we have always advocated that indivial interests should be in line with collective interests. When facing social and economic interests, we should first consider social value. When dealing with virtual currency shuttling through financial transactions, how should we choose its social and economic value
there are thousands of virtual currencies in circulation in the market, and not every currency will follow the principle of social value first. From December 17 to January 18, many virtual currencies scrambled the trading market by virtue of ICO chaos, which not only made many investors lose money, but also lost the hope of increasing the value of virtual currency, This kind of virtual currency not only has no social value, but also can never realize its own economic value
As the first virtual currency to appear in the public's eyes, bitcoin is a financial proct with both social and economic values. It not only grows graally in the process of development, from less than $1 to $10000 + today, but also drives the development of the whole instry. Bitcoin is the leader and protector of the emerging instry, Its contribution is multifaceted and its advantages are incomparable As a new emerging virtual currency, mycoin may not seem warm now, but the soup made by slow fire is often different. I hope mycoin will move closer and closer to bitcoin and compete with it in the near futurefor a long time, Ethernet has been regarded as a strong competitor of bitcoin. It wasn't until Andreas antonopoulos claimed that Ethernet was no longer a competitor of bitcoin, which triggered a heated discussion on social networks
people begin to compare the two and discuss the differences in investment and transaction between the two digital currencies< According to Chris burniske, analyst and blockchain proct director of ark investment management company, bitcoin is more used for hedging, while Ethereum, which relies on Ethereum to execute smart contracts, is more seen as a trading tool
bitcoin and Ethereum systems are built on the basis of blockchain, in which transactions will be recorded publicly, making currency and asset transactions more convenient and preferential, eliminating the cumbersome middleman
in December 2015, the price of Ethernet currency was less than US $1, but now it has risen to US $15, nearly 15 times in just six months. This achievement is attributed to Ethereum, whose financial contracts are completely executed by software, which has attracted a large number of users to invest
with the previous example of Ethereum, the success of Dao (decentralized autonomous organization) is nothing to make a fuss about. The crowdfunding platform supported by Ethereum raised nearly $150 million from more than 10000 anonymous users. Each participant is given the right to vote, they can allocate funds, choose projects, once the investment project is successful, they can also get a certain degree of dividend reward< At present, there are 670 bitcoin ATMs in the world, and thousands of outlets support bitcoin payment. Unlike bitcoin, Ethereum has not yet emerged in the field of electronic payment. At present, the main purpose of Ethereum is to support Ethereum network (such as Dao) to run programs<
David ccini, executive director of the strength in numbers foundation, said:
users have different expectations for Ethernet and bitcoin. Both cryptocurrencies can be used for speculation, but the original function of Ethernet currency is to support the operation of applications. Therefore, users need enough Ethernet coins to run their own app. This is also the problem faced by Dao - unless Dao can continuously generate new Ethernet coins, the payment platform will be in danger of outage.
Bitcoin is a scam
because bitcoin is a kind of virtual currency, most of which are unregulated and bypass the traditional banking system. Its sharp rise worries regulators around the world. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan's president, described bitcoin as & quot; A scam & quot;. Because compared with bitcoin, it's not real, it's going to end in the end
virtual currency similar to bitcoin is based on blockchain technology. It is a kind of accounting technology using anonymous computer network operation. No government or central bank has endorsed bitcoin. Therefore, no one can support the value of bitcoin
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pyramid selling is to absorb and allocate funds by developing the relationship between the upper and lower line. In the bitcoin investment market, the elderly and new people do not have the time advantage, nor do they rely on high profits to pull down the line. In the face of market fluctuations, no one can guarantee that they will make money, and the elderly can not force them to get income from pulling new people
bitcoin or other digital currency does not belong to any person or organization. It is an uncontrolled and decentralized program. The code is fully developed, and the total amount cannot be modified or destroyed
1. Is bitcoin a Ponzi scheme
what is Ponzi scheme? The funds invested by the latecomers are equally distributed to the former participants as their benefits. Do you need to hand over an extra sum of money to all current bitcoin holders when you first buy bitcoin? No, so bitcoin is not a Ponzi scheme
2. Is bitcoin MLM
what is MLM? The funds invested by the latecomers are distributed to the previous participants as their benefits. When you buy bitcoin for the first time, do you need to hand over an extra sum of money to the person who brought you into the bitcoin world? No (bitcoin brings you in a lot of times), so bitcoin is not MLM
a typical mistake that people are prone to make is to judge whether bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme or pyramid scheme according to "previous bitcoin holders will benefit from the participation of later investors". This is obviously e to the unclear concept. Previous stock holders will also benefit from later investors. Is the stock market also a Ponzi scheme? The real difference between the above-mentioned scams and the formal investment market is whether the first participants and the latter are equal in the rules. The Ponzi scheme and pyramid scheme are unfavorable to the latter in the rules, and this is concealed, which is the deception. In the bitcoin market, no matter first come first served, everyone has to complete the transaction in the market according to their own judgment. No one can use the rules to profit others, which is exactly the same as the stock market< Is br />3. bitcoin an asset bubble?
what is asset bubble? The price of an asset is too high relative to its own value (all but resale). What determines the price? Supply and demand. There is a certain supply and the price soars, which means that there are too many buyers
take the tulip bubble that we often talk about for example. The most important value of tulips is its ornamental value. When five people buy a tulip, it's red. When 500 people buy it, it's colorful. Does it bring night light at night? Obviously not. The ornamental value of tulips will not increase because of the increase in the number of buyers. Therefore, soaring prices in the short term will lead to bubbles. After analyzing bubbles, let's look at bitcoin.
what is bitcoin? Value network. What are the characteristics of Internet? Scale effect
QQ with only 200 users, QQ with 2 million users, and QQ with 200 million users are obviously different in value. The same is true for bitcoin. Every additional bitcoin holder means an additional user who is willing to accept and able to pay for bitcoin. Accordingly, the value of the whole network increases a little bit. The scale effect of bitcoin determines that its value will naturally increase with the increase of the number of buyers. Therefore, it is untenable to assume that the inference of asset bubbles is based solely on price spiking. If we want to prove that bitcoin is an asset bubble, we must prove that the price change of bitcoin is even higher than that of its scale effect.
unfortunately, at least in the discussion of bitcoin bubble that I saw at present, I did not take this proposition into account. Although such proof is complex, it is not infeasible. For example, one idea I can think of is to take the valuation of Tencent / Facebook (Social Network), Alibaba / Amazon (trading network) and visa / PayPal (value network) in different user number periods as a reference to see if the growth rate of bitcoin's market value is too high compared with that of user number. Obviously, there is more than one way to prove, but the propositions to prove should be consistent
conclusion is obvious now that bitcoin is not a hoax, and even the accusation of bubbles lacks convincing grounds. When we discuss bitcoin, there are many misunderstandings, not only conceptual and logical, but also emotional. In the final analysis, it is because of the lack of understanding of bitcoin. However, e to the openness of the network, bitcoin has indeed been artificially played bad. Useful adoption
unlike most currencies, bitcoin does not rely on specific currency institutions. It is generated by a large number of calculations based on specific algorithms. Bitcoin economy uses a distributed database composed of many nodes in the whole P2P network to confirm and record all transactions, and uses cryptography design to ensure the security of all aspects of currency circulation. The decentralized nature and algorithm of P2P can ensure that it is impossible to artificially manipulate the value of bitcoin through mass proction. The design based on cryptography can make bitcoin only be transferred or paid by the real owner. This also ensures the anonymity of money ownership and circulation transactions. The biggest difference between bitcoin and other virtual currencies is that the total amount of bitcoin is very limited and it has a strong scarcity. The monetary system used to have no more than 10.5 million in four years, after which the total number will be permanently limited to 21 million
bitcoin can be cashed and converted into the currency of most countries. Users can use bitcoin to buy some virtual items, such as clothes, hats and equipment in online games. As long as someone accepts it, they can also use bitcoin to buy real-life items< On February 26, 2014, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia issued an open letter to a number of regulatory authorities of the federal government of the United States, hoping that the relevant institutions would pay attention to the current situation of bitcoin encouraging illegal activities and disrupting the financial order, and take action as soon as possible to completely ban the electronic currency
from 12:00 noon on January 24, 2017, China's three major bitcoin platforms officially began to collect transaction fees.
bitcoin is a real currency rather than a quasi currency. Now there is a saying that bitcoin is not a currency, but a quasi currency
quasi currency is a kind of asset valued by currency, which can not be directly used for circulation but can be converted into currency at any time. It is mainly composed of bank time deposits, savings deposits and various short-term credit circulation tools. Obviously, bitcoin does not meet the above definition
at present, the reason why bitcoin can not be used for shopping in our country is the result of the prohibition of administrative order, which is not caused by its own nature. If we do not consider the restrictions of administrative order, bitcoin can naturally be used for circulation, so bitcoin is real currency rather than quasi currency
Is it right to put down the assumption that deflation is not concive to economic growth? After the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, although the currencies of various countries are no longer linked to gold, gold is still widely accepted as an important international reserve currency. Therefore, deflation cannot deny the reason why bitcoin is a currency. Moreover, for quite a long time, bitcoin is still in an inflation stage. At present, the annual inflation rate is about 4%. It is believed that economists and financiers in 100 years' time will come up with a better way to solve the problem of bitcoin deflationBitcoin is only a kind of technology and method, and there is no saying whether it is a fraud or not. However, different bitcoin investments, according to their different forms, may be a fraud, and are more likely to involve crimes. The capital flow of the bitcoin trading market is similar to the stock market, where new investors buy investments (bitcoin or stocks) from unspecified old investors. No new or old investors can guarantee profits. At present, there is no clear legal basis to prove the legality of bitcoin investment in China, and there is no clear law to prohibit the development of bitcoin. However, bitcoin investment also has great legal risks under the appearance of high returns
Finally, although bitcoin is not illegal, it can not be ruled out that it is used by a small number of fraudsters and illegal fund raisers as a tool for crime and money laundering. Therefore, it is suggested to participate in bitcoin investment carefully to avoid irreparable losses