Blockchain and mining
bitcoin is equivalent to digital gold. As a generally recognized equivalent, gold naturally has monetary properties and has been regarded as a kind of currency since ancient times. Bitcoin was born in 2009 and created by a person named Nakamoto. As the earliest digital currency, it was worthless at the beginning of creation. Until 2017, the highest transaction price of bitcoin exceeded 30000 RMB. The reasons why bitcoin became a valuable digital currency are as follows:
first of all, it is like gold, as a natural mineral, The total amount of bitcoin is limited. Bitcoin can not be over issued according to its own algorithm, so there will be no rapid devaluation of currency e to excessive currency issuance. The number of bitcoin is controlled to no more than 21 million e to the algorithm, so it can not be issued in large quantities, so its value is guaranteed
but what I want to emphasize is that bitcoin mining is now a very professional instry. Although ordinary people can dig, the cost is much higher than that of professional mining, so it's better to buy money directly.
In 2009, bencong invented bitcoin, and set that there are only 21 million bitcoins. By participating in the proction of blocks and providing proof of work (POW), he can get the reward of bitcoin network. This process is mining
the concept of "mining" comes from the existing concepts in our real economic life, such as gold mining and silver mining. Because minerals are valuable, it drives people to pay labor to dig
another important point of bitcoin mining is that the miners who participate in mining recognize the value of bitcoin, and some of them are willing to spend money in the bitcoin market. Therefore, the mining of bitcoin is meaningful
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currency characteristics of bitcoin
1, decentralized
bitcoin is the first distributed virtual currency, and the whole network is composed of users without central bank. Decentralization is the guarantee of bitcoin's security and freedom
2, 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
controlling bitcoin requires a private key, 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 in the end, about 1 bitfen transaction fee 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
blockchain is a new application mode of distributed data storage, point-to-point transmission, consensus mechanism, encryption algorithm and other computer technologies. The so-called consensus mechanism is a mathematical algorithm to establish trust and obtain interests between different nodes in the blockchain system
European crowdfunding is also a blockchain crowdfunding platform based on blockchain development. Every crowdfunding project will issue a digital currency as an asset certificate, but this digital currency does not necessarily need to be mined.
mining is a proct based on blockchain technology. Mining refers to the virtual currency launched by various companies, which is also called token. If the name is different, the miner is called miner
to put it simply, blockchain is a new application mode integrating various computer technologies. Just treat it as a new technology. The network constructed by blockchain technology has the characteristics of "decentralization", "information tampering", "openness", "anonymity" and "security and reliability". These technologies can be applied in many fields, in short, it is very powerful ~
miner, a simple understanding is a more advanced computer, miner is to contribute to the blockchain network, you can regard miner as the guardian of blockchain
with mining machines, the blockchain network can operate normally. These mining machines are constantly doing calculations to provide computing power for the blockchain network. When the mining machine makes the correct calculation, the whole blockchain network will reward the mining machine with the corresponding digital currency. This process is called mining
if you also want to make a "contribution" to the blockchain, you need to download the mining system to start. Oh, let's have a look.