Digital currency can be used in daily life
The hot sale of applepay payment has caused quite a stir. Convenient digital payment makes "digital currency" a hot topic again as early as January this year, the central bank said that it would actively absorb the important achievements and practical experience of digital currency research at home and abroad, and strive for the early launch of the digital currency issued by the central bank. Recently, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan mentioned "digital currency" again in an interview with the media. Obviously, digital currency may not be far away from us
why issue digital currency
" In a few years, cash may not exist; This new trend has overturned many people's usual ideas. However, in order to explore the essence of money, its contractual nature determines that it can have different forms of expression. It is not surprising that money has changed its appearance in different historical periods“ From the perspective of historical development trend, money always evolves with the development of technology and economic activities. From the early physical currency, commodity currency to the later credit currency, it is a natural choice to adapt to the development of human commercial society. " Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the people's Bank of China, said
A few days ago, some media reported that in the future, once legal digital currency really runs, application scenarios will penetrate into all aspects of social life
However, there is still a long way to go for legal digital currency to enter our life like cash. The first thing to solve is the technical obstacles. Although today's blockchain is regarded as the Internet of the 1990s, and its future is limitless, it is not mature enough to support the huge payment systemArticle source: bit110 network
The central bank's digital RMB has legal compensation, Digital RMB does not pay interest, and can be used in small, retail and high-frequency business scenarios. It is no different from paper money, and it is very convenient to use. according to relevant instry insiders, the use of digital currency does not need the Internet, and it can be said to be simple and convenient with a mobile phone, The cost is low
is there any security guarantee? In fact, the central bank's digital RMB has the nature of legal compensation. Digital RMB does not calculate and pay interest, and can be used in small, retail and high-frequency business scenarios. It is no different from paper money. Moreover, because of the nature of legal compensation, we can't refuse to accept the central bank's digital RMB. Moreover, the digital currency Research Institute of the people's Bank of China says that it can realize the circulation of digital currency between different clients in the transaction process by means of technical solutions, generating new digital currency and canceling old digital currency. After being excited for so long, it turned out that it was just an oolong. However, some people said that this warm-up is likely that the digital currency will be released soon
electronic procts: Microsoft, neweggand overstock.com accept encrypted payments. Electronic procts such as laptops and smartphones are among the first procts to be paid by BTC.