Blockchain asset types
From the current mainstream blockchain projects, blockchain projects are mainly divided into four categories: the first category: currency; The second is platform; The third category: application category; The fourth type: asset token
currencies mainly act as the "exchange media" in the field of blockchain assets, and the exchange media refer to general equivalents, such as gold and silver bills in the past< (currency exchange on trading blockchain assets)
platform projects refer to the establishment of technical platforms to meet the needs of various blockchain application development, which can rece the threshold of application development on blockchain
application projects cover a wide range of fields, including finance, social networking, games, property rights protection, etc., and are also the fastest growing fields of blockchain assets
asset token project refers to the blockchain mapping of physical assets, that is, the physical assets on the chain. At present, there are no more than 10 varieties
01 currency
the first category is currency project, which is also the earliest blockchain project. Currency projects mainly include bitcoin and lightcoin. In addition, there is another kind of asset with the characteristics of anonymity. Its main functions include protecting the privacy of both sides of payment while realizing payment. The well-known ones are dash, monero and zcash. Currency is mainly used as the "exchange medium" in the field of blockchain assets. The exchange medium is the general equivalent you use to exchange goods. For example, gold, silver and silver bills can be used as the exchange medium in the past. At present, there are more than 2100 types of digital assets in the world, and the number of currency blockchain projects has increased rapidly recently. As of June 2018, bitcoin is still the largest market value
02 platform type
the second type is platform type blockchain project. The main function of platform type blockchain project is to establish a technical platform to meet the technical requirements of various blockchain application development; In short, platform applications allow developers to directly issue digital assets and write smart contracts on the blockchain. Smart contract is a computer program running on the blockchain database, which can be automatically executed under the conditions of its source code setting
for example, you develop a smart contract based on the house rent protocol on the blockchain. When the owner receives the rent, it will trigger the automatic execution and give the security key of the apartment to the tenant
the main function of platform blockchain projects is to establish the underlying technology platform, so that developers can do application development on the underlying technology platform. A considerable number of platforms are still in the development state. As of June 2018, Ethereum has the largest market value
03 application
the third category is application blockchain projects. Application projects are blockchain projects based on blockchain development platform (such as Ethereum), which can solve many problems in various fields of the real economy
for example, augur, Golem, vechain, omisego, which provides asset exchange and transfer services. Using blockchain technology, these projects can better solve the problems of trust and cross-border circulation. At the same time, using smart contracts and tokens on the blockchain, they can better realize automatic execution and greatly improve the efficiency of social and economic activities. Application blockchain projects cover a wide range of fields, including finance, social networking, games, property rights protection and so on. It is also the field with the fastest market value increment of blockchain projects at present
04 asset token
the fourth category is the asset token blockchain project. Asset token refers to linking the blockchain assets to physical assets such as gold and US dollars, which is the blockchain mapping of physical assets. As of February 2018, there are no more than 10 varieties. The typical representatives are usdt against US dollars, digix Dao against gold, Digix each token represents 1 gram of Gold Certified by the London Bullion Market Association. Asset token has the advantages of convenient transaction and safekeeping. First of all, asset token is more convenient for transaction. Because blockchain assets can be split, it has better liquidity
for example, at present, real estate needs to be transferred as a whole. If the real estate can be token, it can be split and purchased, which is more convenient for transaction. Secondly, the token of physical assets is more concive to custody. Gold is easy to wear out and cause losses in physical transactions, but there is no need for physical transfer after the token of physical assets, which is more concive to the custody of physical assets
since the release of bitcoin white paper in 2008, the types of blockchain assets are increasing, and the investment methods are also more abundant
when bitcoin was first born in 2009, geeks were the main investors, but with the participation of more professional investors, the investment methods of blockchain assets became more abundant
at present, there are many channels for investors to participate in blockchain asset investment, including floor trading, OTC trading, centralized trading platform and decentralized trading platform. Not only the investment channels have become more and more, but also the investment methods have become more and more abundant. Investors can make profits through trading methods such as trend trading, hedging and cross platform brick moving.
the fourth category is the asset token blockchain project. Asset token refers to linking blockchain assets to physical assets such as gold and US dollars. It is the blockchain mapping of physical assets. At present, there are no more than 10 varieties. The typical representative is usdt against US dollars, digix Dao against gold, digix. Each token represents 1 gram of Gold Certified by London Bullion Market Association
asset token has the advantages of convenient transaction and storage. First of all, asset token is more convenient for transaction. Because blockchain assets can be split, it has better liquidity. For example, at present, real estate needs to be transferred as a whole. If the real estate can be token, it can be split and purchased, which is more convenient for transaction
secondly, the token of physical assets is more concive to custody. Gold is easy to wear out and cause losses in physical transactions. However, after the token of physical assets, there is no need for physical transfer, which is more concive to the custody of physical assets.
there are several characteristics of blockchain assets, one of which is global circulation. Blockchain assets are first and foremost based on the Internet. As long as there is Internet, blockchain assets can be circulated. The Internet here can be a world wide web or a variety of local area networks. Therefore, blockchain assets circulate globally
even if you are on the moon or Mars, as long as you have the Internet, I can transfer my blockchain assets to you
compared with the centralized way, the transfer fee of blockchain assets in the global circulation is very low. For example, in the early days of bitcoin, the transfer fee was 0.0001btc, but now it's a little expensive. For others, bitcoin cash's network transfer fee is 0.0001bcc, Dasch's transfer fee is 0.002dash, and Ethereum's transfer fee is 0.01eth, which is only a few yuan in RMB. It's very convenient. Compared with the traditional transfer, blockchain assets can arrive at the account very quickly, generally in a few minutes to an hour.
the second major feature of blockchain assets is anonymity. That is, no one else can know how many blockchain assets you have and with whom you have transferred money. There are different degrees of anonymity
the anonymity of bitcoin is the most basic. You can only find transfer records on the blockchain network, but you don't know who is behind the address. However, once you know the person behind the address, you can find all the relevant transfer records and assets. The anonymity of dascoin and Monroe coin is higher. Even if you find out who is behind the address, you can't know all the transfer information
and zcash achieves the utmost anonymity, only the person with the private key can find all the transfer information.