Bitcoin linked currencies
Many people think that the reason why bitcoin is valuable is because it is "rare", and if bitcoin is no longer "rare", then it will not have value
this is a misunderstanding. Let's consider a question: what is the essence of all "currencies"
the answer is trust. The biggest reason for the value of the dollar is because of the credibility established for the dollar under the Bretton Woods Agreement, rather than the so-called equivalent exchange with gold (although others say so). The main reason why RMB is valuable is because of the trust system of RMB in China and neighboring countries, rather than the exchange with us dollar reserves (see offshore RMB). This can explain why the currencies of some countries (such as the ruble of Russia, as well as the Zimbabwean currency as you all know) have been greatly devalued, because the government and the current world situation have led to a trust system that does not support the existence of this currency. The so-called economic sanctions and currency speculation are very superficial and superficial reasons
the essence of money is trust
What about bitcoin
bitcoin has no centralized Trust Measurement institution. The value of bitcoin, namely its "credit system", comes from distrust of centralized units. Every country finds that seigniorage is too easy to collect, which leads to the increasingly poor trust between countries. Even the people of all countries do not trust the national currency
and trust, like quality, is conserved. Trust in centralized money decreases, while trust in decentralized money increases naturally
this is the essential reason why the value of bitcoin continues to rise. Therefore, for digital currencies such as bitcoin, there are only two outcomes. Either countries want to understand that they will no longer issue excess currencies, issue additional currencies in a scientific and reasonable way, unify stable exchange rates, and maintain the credit system of centralized currencies, then the value of bitcoin will be infinitely close to zero. Or countries will continue to drink water to quench their thirst, and more frantically use the method of issuing excess currency to collect seigniorage from everyone, then the trust in the centralized currency will be lower and lower, and the total value of bitcoin, a decentralized currency, will be infinitely close to the gross labor value of all the units that do not trust the government and other governments, but need international trade
either the price is crazy or it's worthless
after understanding these, we can answer this question. Will bitcoin be replaced by other digital currencies
swindlers like * * and even the old Wang next door can come and yell, "I spent 10 minutes to change bitcoin's core and create a new digital currency called SBC. Come and join my ICO and pay me seigniorage ~". So, if this happens, will you immediately choose to use Lao Wang's SBC next door
the answer is that some speculators will participate, but the market will not. The reason is very simple, the new cryptocurrency has not been recognized by the market, the application has not been proced, this kind of currency has no way to exchange for means of proction. Then this kind of currency is not money, but a virtual commodity for speculation. In other words, even if old Wang ICO next door has an SBC, no one will choose this kind of currency except those speculators who have no brains
in the current market, there are many other digital currencies, such as Ethereum, EOS, XRP, and so on, which may have technological advantages in some aspects (in fact, BTC has been evolving, and it will also learn from the advanced technologies of other digital currencies that have been successfully proved by the market. LTC and other currencies can be said to be the experimental currencies of BTC's advanced technologies.), There may be more application scenarios than BTC in the future, but they are not likely to challenge the status of BTC. BTC will always be the first consensus in the currency circle, which is the belief of many people. BTC will exist for a long time as the gold in the currency market, not mainly for the circulation of digital currency
Bitcoin is not the currency of a country, but a virtual currency
the concept of bitcoin was first proposed by Nakamoto on November 1, 2008, and was officially born on January 3, 2009. According to the idea of Nakamoto, the open source software is designed and released, and the P2P network on it is constructed. Bitcoin is a virtual encrypted digital currency in the form of P2P. Point to point transmission means a decentralized payment system
bitcoin is e-cash similar to e-mail. Both parties need "bitcoin wallet" similar to e-mail and "bitcoin address" similar to e-mail address. Just like sending and receiving e-mail, the remitter pays bitcoin directly to the other party through a computer or smart phone according to the recipient's address
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unlike all currencies, bitcoin does not rely on specific currency institutions to issue. It is generated by a large number of calculations based on specific algorithms. Bitcoin economy uses the distributed database composed of many nodes in the whole P2P network to confirm and record all transactions, And the use of cryptography design to ensure the security of all aspects of money circulation
the decentralized feature and algorithm of P2P can ensure that it is impossible to artificially control the value of bitcoin by mass manufacturing. 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
before the advent of bitcoin, all payment systems were based on central authorities (such as banks, payment services, etc.), and customers opened accounts and operated. Therefore, with the permission of the bank, the transaction can be completed through "confirmation", "guarantee" and "execution". At the same time, users need to be completely dependent on banks and other top institutions. Money in the banking system can be monitored, frozen, seized, and cut by inflation
bitcoin system is different. Bitcoin technology enables users not to rely on the guarantee of a third party - all transactions are checked and authenticated by the bitcoin decentralized network, and its functions are also distributed, just like torrent network. Bitcoin system does not belong to anyone, its users are equal, the program source code is open and anyone can view, so as to ensure independence, fairness and security. To create an account and start using bitcoin, users don't have to show their identity or get approval - just connect to the network and install the program wallet. At the same time, all transactions can be carried out directly without freezing. Bitcoin can not only be converted into national currency, but also be used directly in some stores
the independence of bitcoin eliminates the external influence on the network, which is the key advantage compared with the banking system. The timetable of the new bitcoin derived from the algorithm has planned the issuance of the next few decades, directly excluding the uncontrollable inflation in fiat money. No intermediary means no transaction fees or very little. The continuous operation of the network can ensure that users can automatically remit any amount of money in 10 minutes anywhere - without intermediary, restriction and risk. Not long ago, it was hard for people to imagine, but now as long as they can access the network, all this can become a reality.
Blockchain technology has experienced more than ten years of development since 2008, and v1.0 and v2.0 represent the public chain in the instry. What kind of blockchain can be called the third generation blockchain, and what kind of technical features and advantages does it have
in the development process of the second generation of blockchain, there has been a blowout of public chain and alliance chain. Each blockchain is like an information island, and each does its own thing, and XO public chain perfectly solves this problem through cross chain technology. XO public chain has independently designed a set of CCP (Cross Chain Protocol) cross chain protocol to realize communication and transaction with other blockchains through multi chain bidirectional anchoring technology. At present, cross chain sharing with bitcoin main network has been realized, and other public chains will be opened up in the future. At present, BTC has been able to enjoy the second level payment experience in the XO public chain, and the miner fee is less than one thousandth of the original
the technical characteristics and high-quality performance of XO public chain determine that it can become an infrastructure in the field of blockchain. Developers can quickly create digital assets and develop dapps, which will enable XO public chain to independently evolve into an application ecology and play its value in the fields of culture, finance, logistics, chain operators and charity, especially in cross-border payment and cross chain transaction. Based on XO public chain, it can complete the construction of blockchain in three steps, provide a variety of optional consensus mechanisms and more than 50 blockchain customization parameters, and provide more than 200 API interfaces for dapps developers. This series of measures and signs show that XO public chain is a typical representative of the third generation of blockchain, which not only integrates the technical advantages of the first generation of blockchain and the second generation of blockchain, but also realizes the major breakthrough and cross chain integration of blockchain technology, which is expected to lead the next decade of the blockchain era
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