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bitcoin (BTC) is a digital currency with a total amount of 21 million. It has the characteristics of decentralization, globalization and anonymity, just like the Internet. It means that transferring bitcoin to the other end of the earth is as simple as sending e-mail, low-cost and unlimited. Bitcoin is also used in cross-border trade, payment, remittance and other fields
the liquidity and limitation of bitcoin determine that bitcoin can act as a monetary function equivalent to general equivalent, or as a measure of money, but this measure is not a physical measure like gold, but a digital proct
related concepts:
1. Address
the address of bitcoin world looks like this. The address itself is just a string of codes, just like your bank account number 321 million 3288372, which is used to mark an account. Everyone can have countless addresses. The address is public
2. The bank records how much money there is in the bank account
the amount of money in the bitcoin address is recorded by the whole bitcoin network. Each complete bitcoin data will record how many bitcoins are stored in this address
each node participating in the bitcoin network can save a complete of bitcoin data, and everyone has a backup on hand to prevent counterfeiting
3. The key (private key)
the key is another string of characters you only know. The key is used to operate the money in the bitcoin address. Key and address are the relationship between a key and a lock. Each address has only one password, and each password also operates a bitcoin address
with the key, you can control the money in the bitcoin address and pay to anyone. The key should be absolutely safe. The lost or deleted key can never be found, and the money in the corresponding bitcoin address can never be used
the key needs to be kept absolutely secret. Anyone who knows the key can steal all your bitcoin
4. Wallet
the transaction process of bitcoin will involve a lot of complex calculations. In order to simplify the operation, we have made wallets. The wallet has client software on the computer, and also has an online web version. The function of the wallet is to pay with a little touch, and the complicated calculation behind it is left to the wallet to complete
5. Security
if you use the computer client software, you can recommend multibit or bitcoin QT. Both are official software recommendations for the bitcoin community. The installation of these two softwares must be downloaded directly from the official website, and the check code must be checked before and after downloading. This is to prevent someone from tampering with wallet software and stealing keys
6. Mining
about every 10 minutes, some new bitcoin will appear in the bitcoin network, which can be imagined as throwing money in the sky. Whose pocket these scattered money fall into mainly depends on whose computer calculates fast. The faster you calculate, the more likely you are to find the money. Mining is to use the computer to calculate, to pick up the money< br />
for a long time, Ethernet has been known 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 are 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 no surprise. 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< 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' expectations of Ethernet are different from those of 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, a blockchain based digital currency, is often regarded as a global safe haven asset like gold. In this age of global turmoil, even gold has become unreliable and may be confiscated as India has. Some people have begun to think that bitcoin can replace gold, because bitcoin not only has the reserve capacity of gold, but also has some capabilities that gold does not have, such as low handling charges, rapid transfer capacity, decentralization and so on. With the increasing popularity of bitcoin and the decreasing volatility, the status of gold has been threatened
will bitcoin shake the status of gold?
gold has a long history, almost as long as the history of human civilization, and has withstood numerous tests in history. Bitcoin is less than a decade old, but its value has risen sharply. There is no support behind bitcoin. Of course, since the end of the gold standard, there has been no support from other currencies, except that there is no support from the central bank behind bitcoin. It's hard to predict whether bitcoin will exist in the next decade, a hundred years or even a thousand years.
moreover, the number of bitcoin is small, and it is too concentrated in the hands of several big players, which leads to its price instability. This is basically not money. Because as a general currency, an important prerequisite is price stability, otherwise the economic order will collapse.
the concept of bitcoin was first proposed by Nakamoto in 2009. According to Nakamoto's ideas, open source software was designed and released, and P2P network was built on it. Bitcoin is a kind of P2P digital currency. Point to point transmission means a decentralized payment system.