Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
How many cryptocurrencies are there in the world
at present, there are more than 1350 encrypted virtual currencies in circulation in the world. So far, according to the total valuation given by the market price, there are 23 virtual currencies with a valuation of more than US $1 billion, 97 with a value of more than US $100 million, and 573 with a market value of more than US $1 million. All in all, the total market value of virtual currency has exceeded US $5 trillion, of which bitcoin, the earliest invention, accounts for more than half. Players generally admit that bitcoin is not the most effective cryptocurrency, nor is it the most covert and anonymous. However, bitcoin is the first one to appear, so it is the most well-known and popular one
so the question is, does the world need more than 1350 cryptocurrencies
even the players of virtual currency will doubt this. No matter how strange the world is, there cannot be so many virtual currencies. In fact, there are so many new ICO virtual currencies emerging in recent years, which complement the "Crazy" performance of bitcoin in this year. Most of these 1300 kinds of virtual currencies can't be recognized by everyone. From the beginning of ICO, there will be many loopholes that no one will fill. When there is a major adjustment in the virtual currency market, many of them will disappear automatically, which means that no one will go to mine any more
this also leads to a problem. When some of the cryptocurrencies have problems, the entire instry chain and market of virtual currency may be involved like dominoes. Even the strongest bitcoin now will also be involved, because the cryptocurrency, in the final analysis, is supported by the "belief" of players
why is bitcoin worth more than other cryptocurrencies
at the time of writing this article, the total value of bitcoin is about US $270 billion, the total value of cash of bitcoin is about US $31.7 billion, and the market value of bitcoin gold is US $5.17 billion. Since bitcoin cash and bitcoin gold are separated from bitcoin, in a broad sense, they should be counted as a part of the total value of bitcoin (of course, you can't refute me technically, just for a rough explanation). Once we add up all the branches of bitcoin, we can calculate the market value of more than $310 billion. As a result, bitcoin accounts for about 60% of all cryptocurrencies in the market
as I have repeatedly said in recent days, bitcoin is not the most effective cryptocurrency, the most advanced, the most anonymous, or even the most stable cryptocurrency. So why is bitcoin so valuable compared with other virtual currencies
it's very simple, because bitcoin has a catalytic factor, that is, the Chicago Board of trade, as well as the commodity exchange, began to trade futures as a "commodity". Then, you will naturally think that since it has been recognized by the futures exchange, will it be further recognized by the US government in the next step. Other virtual currencies are still struggling
however, we have always stressed that since the day bitcoin was traded as a "commodity", its real monetary role, like gold, has been very weak in reality, but as one of the procts of gambling. This means that we all do bitcoin as a speculative activity, rather than a real use
judging from the current situation, bitcoin is no longer the only virtual currency that soars as soon as there is news of "official support". It is like iota, a virtual currency that focuses on the principle of the Internet of things. The news of cooperation with Microsoft came in the last two weeks, and it immediately rose to more than $300. Later, Microsoft came out and said that there was no such thing, and iota immediately fell back. It can be seen that in the future, as long as the virtual currency is recognized by some big company or organization, it will soar like bitcoin
communications in Chicago, American consumers believe that bitcoin payment is more secure than mobile wallet applications
according to the report, 3% of the 1400 sample consumers think that bitcoin is the safest way to pay, compared with only 1% who think mobile wallet is the safest way to pay< According to the report,
"consumers think that mobile wallet payment applications are unsafe payment methods, even lagging behind the cryptocurrency bitcoin."
among all the payment methods, cash is the most reliable way for these consumers. 56% of the respondents said they like to use cash, while 22% chose credit card and 18% chose debit card
only 2% of the respondents said that they thought check was the most reliable payment method
in addition, the report also found that there is a trend of consumers' payment methods turning to digital payment, which is accelerating with the emergence of mobile payment procts such as apple pay.
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Bitcoin was born on January 3, 2009, which has a history of 10 years. The value of bitcoin has soared from zero to US $19850, the highest point in 2017. And most people have been concerned about cryptocurrency and bitcoin since then. Before that, most people would think that bitcoin was just an "internet currency", similar to q-coin
bitcoin is the leading cryptocurrency, which has been the absolute consensus in this instry. Looking back over the past few years, among the top ten cryptocurrencies in terms of market value, only bitcoin has always been the first, and the remaining counterfeit currencies are all in the past
in fact, the market itself has a lot to do with the investment market of bitcoin, because the investment environment of bitcoin fluctuates greatly
for cryptocurrency like bitcoin, which has no value in itself, the current value of bitcoin has been seriously overestimated. Although the current price of bitcoin has dropped to about $52000, the price is still very high. For those small partners who come in later, it is absolutely not a rational choice to take bitcoin at a high price
many people choose to buy bitcoin in high positions
we can also understand this market, because since the advent of bitcoin, the price of bitcoin has been breaking through a record high. I remember last year, the price of bitcoin was only about $40000, but this year, it once exceeded $64000. At present, bitcoin has fallen back to $52000. Compared with last year, the price is still very high, so many people will choose to buy bitcoin at a high price. In fact, such a choice is very dangerous{ RRRRR}