Bitcoin 9
The total number of bitcoins is 21 million
in 2009, when bitcoin was born, block reward was 50 bitcoins. Ten minutes after its birth, the first 50 bitcoins were generated, and the total amount of money at this time is 50. Then bitcoin grew at a rate of about 50 every 10 minutes. When the total amount reaches 10.5 million (50% of 21 million), the block reward will be halved to 25
when the total amount reaches 15.75 million (5.25 million new output, i.e. 50% of 1050), the block reward will be further halved to 12.5. 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 about 21 million
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monetary characteristics
1. Decentralization: bitcoin is the first distributed virtual currency, and the whole network is composed of users without a central bank. Decentralization is the guarantee of bitcoin's security and freedom
2. Global circulation: bitcoin can be managed on any computer connected to the Internet. No matter where you are, anyone can dig, buy, sell or collect bitcoin
3. Exclusive ownership: private key is needed to control bitcoin, which can be stored in any storage medium in isolation. No one can get it except the user himself
4. Low transaction cost: bitcoin can be remitted free of charge, but a transaction fee of about 1 bitfen will be charged for each transaction to ensure faster transaction execution
5, no hidden cost: as a means of payment from a to B, bitcoin has no cumbersome limit of quota and proceres. If you know the other party's bitcoin address, you can pay
6. Cross platform Mining: users can explore the computing power of different hardware on many platforms
according to the data of coindesk digital currency trading platform, the price of bitcoin once fell below US $6000 in 18 years, which has dropped by 70% compared with the highest value of US $20000 in 2017
"the price movements we are seeing now may seem drastic, but they are quite normal for this market." Etiro's senior market analyst, MATI Greenspan, wrote in an email to CNBC
with the decline of bitcoin, most digital currencies are affected, and other digital currencies are not much better. Most digital currencies are down by more than 10%. But in the long run, the future of digital currency is worth looking forward to.
according to the currency conversion ratio on January 3, 2020, one bitcoin = RMB 47000
compared with fiat money, bitcoin has no centralized issuer. It is generated by the calculation of network nodes. Anyone can participate in the proction of bitcoin, and it can circulate all over the world. It can be bought and sold on any computer connected to the Internet. No matter where they are, anyone can dig, buy, sell or receive bitcoin, And in the transaction process, foreigners can not identify the user's identity information
the global financial crisis broke out in 2008. On November 1, 2008, a person who called himself Satoshi Nakamoto published bitcoin white paper "bitcoin: a peer-to-peer e-cash system" on the P2P foundation website, stating a new idea for e-money bitcoin came out. On January 3, 2009, bitcoin Genesis block was born
whenever bitcoin comes into the view of mainstream media, mainstream media always ask some mainstream economists to analyze bitcoin. Earlier, these analyses focused on whether bitcoin was a scam. Now the analysis focuses on whether bitcoin can become the mainstream currency in the future. The focus of the debate is often on the deflationary nature of bitcoin
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currency features:
Decentralization: bitcoin is the first distributed virtual currency, and the whole network is composed of users without a central bank. Decentralization is the guarantee of bitcoin's security and freedom
Global Circulation: bitcoin can be managed on any computer connected to the Internet. No matter where you are, anyone can dig, buy, sell or collect bitcoin
exclusive ownership: private key is required to manipulate bitcoin, which can be stored in any storage medium in isolation. No one can get it except the user himself
low transaction cost: bitcoin can be remitted free of charge, but a transaction fee of about 1 bitfen will be charged for each transaction to ensure faster transaction execution
It was in 2017 that China announced that bitcoin trading was not allowed in China. Overnight, all exchanges withdrew from the Chinese market. Because of this news, bitcoin once plummeted. This is the general 94 event
e to the decentralized programming adopted by the bitcoin system, only 25 bitcoins can be obtained every 10 minutes, and by 2140, the maximum number of bitcoins in circulation will reach 21 million
in other words, the bitcoin system can be self-sufficient, resist inflation through coding, and prevent others from destroying these codes
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bitcoin price bubble exists, it is a problem that need not be discussed. Whether from the increase or from the value of the currency itself, bitcoin is bubbly. p>
its so-called advantages, such as scarcity, fidelity, strong liquidity, transparency and decentralization, are just the cover of speculation, which can not support its roller coaster like rise. Today's slump is telling
however, many MLM organizations use bitcoin's influence and we ordinary people are not familiar with bitcoin to promote MLM, The organization of pyramid selling activities exists. Please do not be deceived