How to set up digital currency mine
in the mixed market, how to practice a pair of eyes to identify the authenticity, this paper provides several perspectives for your reference
First, technical basis. The value of bitcoin does not lie in its price, but in its technical basis - blockchain, also known as distributed ledger technology. It is an Internet database technology, characterized by decentralization, openness and transparency, so that everyone can participate in database records. This paper is not a popular science article, and does not do too much entanglement on the technical explanation. But you need to understand the basic characteristics of blockchain. The first is decentralized and intermediary trust. There is no backstage, no manipulation, and no need for a third party. The second feature is its stability, reliability, persistence and security. Because it is a distributed network architecture, no central node can be attacked, so it has stronger stability, reliability and persistence in the overall technical layout. At the same time, the consensus mechanism does not need the entry of a third party, but through a technology, a previously scheled technology to achieve the completion of the whole transaction. The third is the openness, transparency and non tamperability of the transaction. So when we look at digital currency, we must look at its technical basis. Only when the technical basis is in line with the actual digital currency can it have investment value Second, trading platform. Investment in digital currency is inseparable from the trading platform, so it is very important to choose a reliable trading platform. A good trading platform should have the following characteristics. First, it is fair and impartial. All traders are treated equally without any discrimination, regardless of the size of the transaction volume or the geographical location. In particular, as an exchange, it can not issue money. How can it be fair and just to be a referee and an athlete? Second, freedom of advance and retreat, without artificial barriers and obstacles. Free registration, free use (not transaction costs). There are no restrictions on the freedom of deposit and withdrawal. Your own money is up to you. What needs to be pointed out here is that today's exchanges are all unregulated. They are also in a period of barbaric growth. Like digital currency, there will surely be outstanding people who will become the benchmark after the waves, and there will also be runners who will leave behind a lot of chicken feathers Third, monetary characteristics. It refers to the characteristics of a digital currency. A look at scarcity, that is, its circulation. Bitcoin is 21 million. There are many behind it. There are tens of billions and hundreds of billions of bitcoin. If the amount of bitcoin is too large, it is difficult to pry. Second, the theme is the entry point and application basis of a digital currency, from which we can see the social responsibility and existence of the digital currency. Nowadays, there are various themes, such as tips, watching Japanese AV, keeping virtual pets, naming planets, symbiotic economy, and so on. Different people have different opinions, but human society still has common basic values. As an investment, we should firmly grasp this point Team background. The spirit of enterprise is the embodiment of human spirit. What a liar opens can only be a liar company. Therefore, in the face of a digital currency, it is also important to understand the background of its creative team members. What is the common goal of the team? What are the common interests? Which stage of development is currently in? This seems to be a bit difficult, but because we have the Internet, we can still do it, just don't believe what he saiddigital currency investment, in the final analysis, is a technological activity, the key lies in learning and communication. Finally, the value of bitcoin lies in that it has led an era and successfully carried out a popular science ecation for the people on earth. In the future, the dominant digital currency will be the kind of digital currency that covers the world and is endorsed by the common value (such as gold), at least at a certain stage
the Internet will not die out, and digital currency will eventually move towards standardization and orthodoxy. As an investor, are you ready
mining is a nickname for the exploration method of acquiring bitcoin. Because of its working principle is very similar to mining minerals, so named. In addition, bitcoin explorers who do mining work are also known as miners
bitcoin network generates new bitcoin through "mining". In essence, the so-called "mining" is to use computers to solve a complex mathematical problem to ensure the consistency of bitcoin network distributed accounting system
bitcoin network will automatically adjust the difficulty of mathematical problems, so that the whole network can get a qualified answer about every 10 minutes
then the bitcoin network will generate a certain amount of bitcoin as a reward to reward the person who gets the answer
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to be a miner, just "mine" bitcoin and search for 64 bit numbers by computer. By repeatedly decrypting with a computer, it competes with other gold miners to provide the number needed for the bitcoin network
if the computer can successfully create a set of numbers, it will get 25 bitcoins. Bitcoin is decentralized. It needs to create a fixed number of bitcoins per unit of computing time. It can get 25 bitcoins every 10 minutes
by 2140, the upper limit of bitcoin in circulation will reach 21 million. In other words, bitcoin system can be self-sufficient, which can be translated into coding to resist inflation and prevent others from sabotaging< br />
at present, most of the larger digital currency exchanges, such as binance, coinbase, Kraken and bitfinex, are abroad, and even some exchanges have stopped registering new users, which makes it inconvenient for domestic users to buy. If you want to invest in digital currency, there are also some digital currency P2P trading platforms which are located overseas but provide Chinese services. However, we should pay attention to the risks and whether the platform is safe and reliable
in fact, there is only a line between investment and speculation in digital currency. Although judging from the price changes in the past few years, such projects have the characteristics of high return, compared with the existing investment channels, such projects also have very high risks. It can be expected that some countries will issue digital currency with public power endorsement in the future, but we can't make a clear judgment about the future trend of the existing digital currency. But whatever you do, you need to be aware of the risks.
The wealth myth of "one coin, one villa" is still widely spread in the currency circle, and new investors are eager to try. But in fact, a stable power structure has been formed in this small circle, from mining machinery manufacturers to large mine owners, and then to mining pools
manufacturing and selling mining machines, mining, building mines and building ore pools, the "mining circle" has become another way to get rich in the blockchain world, and mining machines have also become a little-known "big business"
according to the imagination of Nakamoto, the inventor of bitcoin, the ideal state should be "decentralized", with computing power scattered all over the world. However, contrary to decentralization, the mine pool is absolutely centralized, and more and more mining machines are connected to the mine pool
this article was first published in the Southern Weekend
"if speculation is a road of no return, then investment in mining machinery is a business that can make a steady profit without loss, and it is only a matter of time before the cost is recovered." Zhong Xi, general manager of Shenzhen Aibo times Technology Co., Ltd., calculated an account. A miner earns 200 yuan a day, which can be recovered in 120 days, and then the profit
in October 2017, in addition to his main business, Zhong Xi joined the mining army and quickly became a big boss in the mining circle. He operated many large mines in Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places
in fact, the business of "steady profit without loss" still depends on the continuous rise of currency price. In the past two months, the price of bitcoin has dropped from US $15000 to about US $10000, or even below US $6000 at one time, which has extended the cycle of mining machinery return. If it keeps falling, the profit will be far away
in 2012, four years after the advent of bitcoin, mass-proced mining machines appeared. Before that, mining was mainly a private activity, which could be completed by a home computer“ At that time, the home computer was the money printing machine, and a lot of bitcoin could be g up every day. " Huang Shiliang, a senior digital currency player who sold mining machines in his early years, recalled to Southern Weekend reporters
after the emergence of mining machine, mining began to be "socialized", with the emergence of mines and pools, and mining became a collective work. The indivial miner is entrusted by the mine, just like the workers on the proction line, as long as they are there, they can get paid every day
manufacturing and selling mining machines, mining, building mines and building ore pools, the "mining circle" has become another way to get rich in the blockchain world, and mining machines have also become a little-known "big business"
China has become the world's largest procer of mining machinery. Since 2012, a number of miner manufacturers have been born in China, such as Shenzhen bitquan Co., Ltd., which proces cat roasting miner, bitmainland, Jianan Yun and Yibang communication, which are now famous. In Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, foreigners can be seen everywhere asking about the price of mining machinery with translators
recently, in an interview with the media, the CEO of bitcontinental, Mr. Zhan Ketun, said that this startup company, which has been established for only four years, had a revenue of about US $2.5 billion in 2017. Bitcontinent is known as the world's largest miner, whose ant miner has always been the hard currency of the coin circle and miner world
just like the coin circle, the mining circle also needs belief that the mechanical mathematical operation of mining machines every day can create great wealth
However, contrary to the "decentralization" advocated by bitcoin, the miner's world is moving towards "centralization". Miner dealers build their own mines. After the investors buy the miner, they are entrusted by the seller; The procers build their own mines and manage themthis process of "centralization" made the wealth of the mining circle snatched by a few people, and it was not easy for Zhong Xi to enter the core circle
calculation force "centralization"
the main function of the mine is to provide a place for scattered mining machines to operate. But it is the "ore pool" that really plays the role of integration
the so-called "mine pool" can be simply understood as "cooperative mining". The miners and the mines give the calculation power to the mine pool, and the mine pool is used as the only address to access the digital currency network for mining, and then distribute dividends to the miners according to the calculation power of the mining machine
the history of ore pool is longer than that of mining machine. In November 2010, the mine pool named slush appeared. Today, its official website says "the world's first mine pool", which is also recognized by the coin circle. Compared with the mine, the construction of the mine pool needs certain technology, and the threshold is relatively higher
the person in charge of a well-known domestic mine pool explained the principle of the mine pool to the Southern Weekend reporter. He compares mining to buying lottery tickets. If you dig alone, the probability of winning the lottery is very unstable. You may win 100000 today, but you won't in the next six months
"gather the people who buy lottery tickets together and buy them in a unified way. No matter who wins, they will be divided according to the proportion of money they pay. In the coin circle, the mine pool plays this role. " The person in charge said
it's not complicated to connect the mining machine with the ore pool. According to the operation guidelines of the major ore pools, it can be completed in a few steps, and then according to the calculation power provided by ourselves, we can get benefits from the ore pool. The miner is like a worker standing on the proction line, receiving a fixed salary every day
the mine pool with huge computing power and many mining machines has an absolute say in the coin circle and the mining circle. For example, if you want to issue a new digital currency or dominate the bitcoin bifurcation, you generally need to get the support of the mine pool. Without the support of the mine pool, no one will dig the new currency, so it is meaningless
in addition, when a hot new coin comes out, the mine pool can also use its own miners to pack it quickly and take the lead in the rush purchase of these new coins
in June 2017, when SNT and EOS were issued, Southern Weekend reporters witnessed the scene of minchi snapping up tokens. Because there are too many investors, many indivial investors can not put their funds into the designated position, but the person in charge of a mine pool can easily complete this operation
according to the imagination of Nakamoto, the inventor of bitcoin, the ideal state should be "decentralized", with computing power scattered all over the world. However, contrary to decentralization, the mine pool is absolutely centralized, and more and more mining machines are connected to the mine pool
on January 18, 2018, Emin Yun silash, a computer professor at Cornell University, and other five people co authored a paper pointing out that there is an implicit power structure behind bitcoin and Ethereum, the two major digital currencies, and mining is too centralized, in which 50% of bitcoin's computing power is controlled by the four major mines
In fact, this problem has always existed. Four years ago, the founder of Ethereum, vtalik, noticed this problem when he wrote Ethereum white paper. He wrote: "this problem can be said to be very serious. At the time of writing this article, the two largest mines indirectly controlled about 50% of the computing power of the whole network." Up to now, this problem has not been solved. An early translator of the Ethereum white paper told the Southern Weekend reporter, "this is not a technical problem, but a human problem."5
recessive power structure
in the mining circle, the top of the food chain is mining machinery manufacturers. At present, the three recognized mining machinery manufacturers are located in China. Through the proction and sales of mining machines, they get a lot of profits. At the same time, they also set foot in the construction of mines and pools, and have the right to speak in the whole coin circle
ant mining pool is one of the top two large mining pools in the world, and its computing power accounts for 17% of the total network computing power. However, according to instrial and commercial data, it was founded by bitmainland; Several investors of Jianan Yun are also investors of Hangzhou mining Pool Technology Co., Ltd., which has its own mining pool hash and mining platform, but the mining pool has ceased operation at the end of 2017
Yibang communications has set up three blockchain companies in Hohhot, Wuhai and Zhundong Economic Development Zone in Inner Mongolia. A salesperson of Yibang communications told reporters at Nanfang Weekend that they have mines and mining businesses in these three places, but these mines have been operating at full capacity, and there is no machine space to host new mining machines"we are building a new mine in Irkutsk, Russia, where electricity charges are much lower and new mining machines can be hosted there." The source said
above the mining machinery manufacturers, it is the harvest of chip giants“ The core technology of mining machinery lies in the chip. Whoever has the chip can proce more mining machinery. " Ding Yang told reporters at Nanfang Weekend that the chips are mainly in the hands of several giant manufacturers, such as TSMC, NVIDIA, AMD, etc
since 2015, TSMC has always been the largest chip supplier of Jianan Yun. In 2015, the chips purchased by Jianan Yun from TSMC accounted for 69.62% of all the chips purchased by Jianan Yun. Since then, this figure has been maintained at about 60%. Most of the profits of Jia Nan Yun Zhi were made by TSMC
On January 18, 2018, at the presentation meeting of TSMC's fourth quarter financial report, chairman Zhang Zhongmou said that although the mobile business prospect this year is weak, the company's revenue will still grow by 10% - 15%. One of the key factors is the demand for chips e to the continuous and steady development of cryptocurrencyunder the mining machinery manufacturers, there is another power structure. Jianan Yun disclosed this secret in its 2017 prospectus. In the first four months of 2017, four of the top five customers of Jianan Yun were "indivials". According to public information, three of them are well-known "wrists" in the currency circle
Wu Gang, the largest customer, was the first group of miners, and later founded haobtc, which has one of the world's top ten mines; Lin Zhipeng, the second largest customer, is the founder of Xiaoqiang mining machinery. He has been engaged in the proction and sales of mining machinery for a long time. He has been cooperating with Xie Weiqin, the sixth largest customer; Wang Jin, the third largest customer, founded bitbang, a coin circle information websitethese big customers are not simple miners, they all have their own influence in the coin circle. Mechanical operation of the mining machine to bring them income at the same time, also brought the right to speak
according to an insider in bitmainland, most of the big customers in bitmainland are big guys in the currency circle. However, bitmainland officials declined an interview with the Southern Weekend reporter. The company's Public Relations Department responded that it was not convenient to disclose the content because it signed a confidentiality agreement with its customers
"one coin, one villa" wealth myth is still widely spread in the currency circle, and new investors are eager to try. But in fact, a stable power structure has been formed in this small circle, from mining machinery manufacturers to large mine owners, and then to mining pools
most of the new entrants can only make the harvested "leeks"
when you see how complicated it is to make physical banknotes, it's easy to understand why most people don't try to print new forms of currency every day, but it's also very easy for people with only basic programming level to make new digital currency
programming is not the only step to create a new digital currency. Here are three cryptocurrency manufacturers giving you five steps to follow
1. Using the community to cultivate money
Chris Ellis, an entrepreneur from London and an activist in the feather money community, believes that when you consider making a new digital currency, it's easy to assume that the first step is to start currency programming, which is actually wrong
"the first step is to find a community and build a currency around the community, rather than expecting people to show up after building a currency," Ellis said. "It has to meet the needs of the community and be related to their cultural heritage and background."
Feather coin was created by Peter Bushnell in April 2013. Bushnell resigned as head of it at brechnos college, Oxford, because he wanted to create his own people-centered currency. He made the decision after seeing on bitcoin.org, a well-known cryptocurrency website, that the existing cryptocurrencies (such as bitcoin) lack community participation and inclusiveness
since March last year, Ellis has been actively promoting and teaching people the knowledge of cryptocurrency. Although he had not met Bushnell at that time, he was also aware of the alienation and isolation on the bitcoin forum
"these forums are very technology oriented and are not welcome for newcomers or minorities, and usually smaller teams can better serve these newcomers or minorities," Ellis said“ The forum did not make it easier for people to participate in currency development. A lot of people in these forums come to predict prices rather than actively participate in development. "
Ellis found the cryptocurrency community based on feather coin, and he said that technological development has benefited a lot from the community
"we are a group of feather coin encryption enthusiasts, but some of them may not be so easily integrated into other communities," Ellis said. He said everyone in feather money thought it was important to show that a group of loyal people could build a stable currency. Through cooperation, a dedicated community of encryption enthusiasts can better find and solve vulnerabilities and security threats. For example, the feather coin coding community has successfully resisted 51% of attacks
the establishment of such protective measures and the promotion of currency development can make the currency more legitimate and more easily trusted in the eyes of the public. But if the participants are all passive observers who are only for their own interests, it will be troublesome
2. Programming, for the long-term benefit
surprisingly, every currency developer I talked to said the same thing: "programming cryptocurrency is usually the least time-consuming part of the process. This is because all the cryptocurrencies on the market are based on the open source code of bitcoin or lightcoin provided on GitHub. "
Peter otbach, one of the founders of coino, said: "it doesn't take long to create. It could be only one day, "the company claims to be the fastest cryptocurrency on the market, with a maximum trading time of just 50 seconds“ To start programming, you just need to know C + + to create your own functions in it. "
according to Colin Evans, the developer of quark cryptocurrency, it may take longer than a day“ In terms of programming, the most complex steps may be related to the complexity of the parameters you plan to have in the blockchain, "Evans said“ For example, many currencies just use and the lettercoin code, but quark has a new hash algorithm - that is, it is separate from bitcoin and lettercoin - so if you want to change it, it will be the most difficult one. " In this case, it may take months to program cryptocurrency. However, Evans pointed out that if developers just reuse GitHub's code and change some simple parameters, any competent programmer can do it "in 30 minutes."
but just thinking that anyone with C + + skills can make their own cryptocurrency doesn't mean that one day there will be as many kinds of currencies as IOS applications. "Feather coin is actually a branch of Leyte coin," Ellis said“ It starts with a minimum number of parameter changes, because we think the most important feature of money is viability. "
however, the feather coin team noticed that some of the previous currencies did not last long, because they included a new function, which enables investors to make profits through short-term speculation. However, the team was often unable to manage the project as planned for a long time, resulting in the failure of the project. In other words, those failed currency developers may want to create cryptocurrencies and make profits in the short term, rather than in the long term, which is doomed from the beginning
Ellis said: "you have to be responsible for fixing defects, and you have to make a commitment when you launch the currency, and you have a responsibility to inform people of the risks and protect their property." if you can't, then no one will use your currency all the time
3. Let miners appear on the stage
once you develop currency, you need to spread the information so that people can start to excavate the currency, make people aware of its existence, and hopefully start to get some value in the eyes of miners and users. This is where cryptocurrency manufacturers can't think like programmers, but how humans put trust (and value) in things
Ellis of feather coin explains: "a good start is half done, so it's about building trust, expressing your vision and intentions to miners, who have the hardware they need, and giving them the opportunity to meet future opportunities“ You have to be honest and respect people's expectations and tolerance of risk, which many people value
"overheated money sales can be counterproctive, including new features designed just to try or stand out. Markets can test courage and determination. You need a group of loyal, loyal miners who will deal with the deal even when prices plummet, because they believe in the end result. It depends on good communication and team building
"many cryptocurrencies fail because they underestimate" software ". They think that technology can solve all problems. And then it's not what they think it is. You have to be good at being aware of what needs to be done and be ready to do what others don't want to do. "
4. Know your business
if you've done that. You've conceptualized a good cryptocurrency and brought the right team together to develop and nurture it in your own way. You have spread the news on the cryptocurrency forum, and a large number of miners are actively trying to dig your currency. The next step is to market your currency so that all miners can use it. This is not a small feat. After all, you need to convince indivials and businesses that these currencies created by themselves have value and can be traded like traditional trustworthy currencies
"it's a confidence building process," Ellis said“ It takes good management and time to work out what you really believe and advocate. People will be more willing to buy money based on your motives than your actions, so once you are confident, you have to start discussing your money with friends, businessmen, Internet forums and social media. "
Peter otbach agrees with this view that "to start marketing, you need to find the exact target group," he said, "at first you can start with the cryptocurrency market, because people there know the currency, and you will see their first reaction. It's going to be more difficult after that. You need to convince a lot of people who don't even know what cryptocurrency is, so you have to use money as a payment solution for online stores to attract their attention. "
"I want to add that it's not just about ecating them with facts," Ellis said. "It's about encouraging them to learn and discover their strengths. Money is a classified account. It is a tool that people use to achieve their goals and meet their needs. Knowing this will help you make great progress in marketing. "
Ellis believes that the key to getting merchants to accept money is to understand their different views“ Different stakeholders have the same rules. The difference is that miners are speculative and businessmen are more conservative. " He pointed out that businessmen have three main purposes: to make money, to save money and to raise their awareness“ If we can bring them customers and increase sales while recing the cost of payment, the rest of the job is to persevere and make it as easy as possible for them to start working. "
5. Conclusion
from a professional point of view or a traditional point of view, the last step in the journey of making cryptocurrency is to rule the world with money. But given that no currency has dominated the world for 5000 years, no matter what bitcoin enthusiasts in Silicon Valley say - any cryptocurrency
moreover, cryptocurrency domination "is not necessarily the goal," Ellis said“ Currency can be local. In fact, we think feather currency is a local currency that can serve the global market. "
there may be a real market for emerging cryptocurrencies: local currencies for certain communities, cities, events, venues and people. Build around like-minded consumer groups, so that they can trade quickly and freely, and provide security for the important goods and services in their lives. You don't have to rely on central banks and big markets to tell them that coins and paper money are valuable.
we can go to the mine for half an hour every day through shigongtou. Although it's only a short half hour, it's the fastest way for novice players to earn Yuanbao. Because the difficulty of each level is different, it's recommended that players of level 35 or so can go to the third floor of the mine, while those of level 35 or below can go to the second floor of the mine, As for the first floor, because the shipment is too rubbish, it is not recommended that you go to mine
after entering the mine, we will find a large number of zombies around you. The zombie level of the third level is level 40. As long as our combat power is not too low, we can solve them very easily. Then we need to find a safe place to speed up mining. Here we recommend novice players to choose the corner, where we are not easy to be found by other players, It's only 2 zombies that can be refreshed at most once around, which is very easy for us to solve.