Bitcoin gold and foreign exchange
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.
the concept of bitcoin was first proposed by Nakamoto in 2009. According to Nakamoto's idea, 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. Unlike most 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 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 money 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
from the two concepts, the main differences are as follows: gold is a physical object and a general equivalent; Bitcoin is a virtual currency, which is easy to be manipulated, and its value has a certain degree of hype.
2. A piece of paper is not money. A piece of paper with a specific drawing is money, because national credit supports it. What you believe is actually national credit. This belief leads to the fact that this piece of paper can be exchanged, but sometimes the state does not realize it. If there are too many pieces of paper, there will be problems, such as Thai baht, money from the late Republic of China, Zimbabwean currency, etc... If the state can't control foreign exchange, it will naturally have the money to go out and exchange for us dollars, RMB, etc. Bitcoin can also be used as an option
3. Bitcoin exists objectively. As long as you believe in it, it can circulate. The more people you believe in, the more valuable it is. But he was contrary to the government's right to coin. If a country's people believe in it, its central bank will be weakened or even lose its role
4. In reality, what is most like bitcoin is gold, which can not be eaten or worn, but it can be used as an equivalent exchange. It is a hard currency that has been tested by history. Of course, it is too early to say that bitcoin has been tested.
money is widely accepted as a medium of exchange. Gold is classified as money, which can be traced back to the early capitalism. At that time, gold could be used to exchange anything, but it didn't play much role. Gold is often in short supply. As a tradable tool and asset currency, it can be exchanged for a certain amount of US dollars
bitcoin has now become a means of online and offline payment, which has been accepted by many countries, but it has not been accepted by the whole world
2. The two are not irreplaceable: gold was used a long time ago, but it was rarely found and created by substitutes like gold. Bitcoin has many substitutes. Who knows what other encrypted electronic currency and technology will destroy the current market
3. Gold is a commodity, but bitcoin is not
gold is a basic commodity or hard asset that can be used in business, and can be used as a material to proce other commodities. People can also use gold for physical delivery and then make it into some other form for use. Although bitcoin is storable, it is not physical and cannot be held, felt or transferred
4. Are bitcoin and gold risk averse
bitcoin and gold are rare, their prices may be volatile, and each of them serves as an alternative investment to those who lack confidence in fiat money and monetary policy. Bitcoin trading is not as easy as gold, because people have to buy bitcoin through online trading platforms or invest in over-the-counter bitcoin trusts.
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because the American people intend to borrow bitcoin for speculative speculation to attract the return of rice yuan, in a certain sense, the appreciation of bitcoin will promote the appreciation of the US dollar
for gold, as a reserve, it has a complementary relationship with the US dollar, that is, the appreciation of the US dollar may lead to the depreciation of gold; Bitcoin absorbs the speculative property of gold, so the appreciation of virtual currency (bitcoin) is also a factor leading to the depreciation of gold
as a medium of transaction, when the trade channel is reced, the currency will depreciate. In other words, there is a situation that money can not be spent; But when there is a threat of war, we should consider the risk aversion factors and the possibility of recing trade channels, which will lead us to increase our efforts to reserve currency. At this time, gold and the US dollar will double up
the increase of risk, such as the recent game between China, Japan, the United States and South Korea, will lead to the return of people's yearning for peace. This desire will lead to the decrease of speculation desire... The decrease of speculation impulse will be reflected in the speculation of virtual currency
There is no direct link between gold and bitcoin
neither of them is money: money is widely accepted as a medium of exchange, and gold is classified as money. To a large extent, it can be traced back to the early capitalist period, when gold could be used to exchange for anything, as a tradable tool and asset currency, to exchange for a certain amount of US dollars
bitcoin has now become a means of online and offline payment, and many countries have accepted this way, but it has not been accepted by the whole world
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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 a 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