What does the number of digital currencies represent
In the digital currency market, the X after each coin represents an unknown probability of a growth value of each bitcoin; Digital currency is usually issued and managed by developers and accepted and used by members of a specific virtual community
The digital representation of value is not issued by the central bank or authority, and has nothing to do with fiat money, but because it is accepted by the public, it can be used as a means of payment, or it can be transferred, stored or traded electronically At the present stage, digital currency is more like an investment proct, because there is no strong guarantee institution to maintain its price stability, and its value measurement function has not been shown, nor can it be used as a means of payment. As an investment proct, digital currency cannot develop without trading platform, operating company and investors
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features of digital currency:
low transaction cost: compared with traditional bank transfer, remittance and other methods, digital currency transaction does not need to pay fees to a third party, and the transaction cost is lower, especially compared with cross-border payment, Cross border payment to payment service providers costs more
fast transaction speed: the blockchain technology used in digital currency is decentralized, and it does not need any centralized institutions such as clearing center to process data, so the transaction processing speed is faster
high anonymity: in addition to the physical form of money intermediary participation can achieve point-to-point transactions, one of the advantages of digital currency compared with other electronic payment is that it supports remote point-to-point payment, it does not need any trusted third party mediation, and both parties can complete the transaction in a completely unfamiliar situation without mutual trust, which is higher anonymity
whether electronic currency can be called currency depends on whether electronic currency can independently perform the function of currency. At present, e-money can play the role of payment and settlement, but e-money is only a quasi currency that may perform the function of currency.
e-money can be divided into two types: one is e-cash based on the Internet environment and keeps the binary data representing the value of money in the hard disk of the computer terminal; One is the electronic wallet that keeps the monetary value in the IC card and can be circulated without the bank payment system
therefore, from an economic point of view, the use of e-money can indeed rece the circulation of paper money
the digital money market is a 7 * 24-hour non-stop trading, with large fluctuations, so investment should be cautious.
generally speaking, the trading pairs in the exchange are followed by St, which means that the trading volume of this currency is insufficient recently and there is a risk of delisting.