The division of which currency level does virtual currency belon

1. virtual currency refers to non real currency, which can be roughly divided into three categories:
the first category is familiar game currency
the second type is the special currency issued by the portal website or instant messaging service provider, which is used to purchase the services in the website. The most widely used is Tencent's q-coin, which can be used to purchase membership, QQ show and other value-added services
the first two types can be regarded as one, which is only a detailed difference in function. Since the end of 2016, the third type of digital currency has quietly entered our life, which refers to the digitization of currency. Digitization doesn't mean scanning. This is just like digital signature. Digital signature does not mean scanning your signature into a digital image, or using the touchpad to obtain the signature, let alone your signature. Digital currency is often mistaken for virtual currency. But virtual currency refers to non real currency. For example, when you play "Three Kingdoms" (game) or "grand Voyage", you have money, which is virtual, that is, the first and second categories we just described. Of course, the virtual money will also have its real value. For example, if you buy her / his account from another player, you can get all the virtual assets of that player, and then it will be much easier for you to continue playing. Virtual money is not necessarily digital. For example, children play games with pebbles as virtual currency
there are also obvious differences between the transaction rules of digital currency and virtual currency. In most cases, the value of digital currency is higher than that of virtual currency, and it needs more strict transaction rules to carry out transactions
the top three currencies of digital currency are BTC eth EOS

2. Virtual currency refers to the currency that does not exist in reality and exists in a virtual state, such as bitcoin, lightcoin, Ethereum and so on; Token refers to the form of money that can be used as a monetary function and can be used to purchase goods
virtual currency can be used for shopping transactions in certain situations, such as in some places abroad; At this time, it counts as a token and plays the role of currency
but token, such as the shopping card voucher printed by the company itself, can be used for the internal consumption of the company. To some extent, it is equivalent to token; However, it is not a virtual currency
that is to say, virtual currency may be token; But token is not necessarily a virtual currency.

3. This question actually leads to a topic worthy of discussion: how do we see the "use" of the existing digital currency? Or how do we divide our understanding of digital currency

this division of cognition not only helps us understand digital currency, but also guides our behavior in the process of investment. So I'm going to analyze this topic in two or three articles
from the perspective of cognition, I divide all digital currencies into the following three categories:

the first category is that their value and consensus have been strongly recognized, almost indisputable, and have been transmitted from within the circle to outside the circle. This kind of currency is the least in the whole field of digital currency
this kind of currency typically includes bitcoin and Taiwan dollar. Bitcoin is recognized as "digital gold" and has repeatedly shown the characteristics of "sea calming needle" when the external political and economic environment is unstable; The profit model of platform currency is clear, especially the top three platform currencies have solid cash flow and income relying on the exchange
when talking about this kind of currency, both their consensus and value are highly recognized in the instry, and ordinary people can understand it outside the instry
when we talk about bitcoin with ordinary people, as long as we tell them that gold goes up, bitcoin goes up; When talking about platform currency with ordinary people, just tell them that platform currency is equivalent to the stock of securities companies, and they will immediately understand what we are talking about
although some people outside the instry do not agree with some consensus (for example, some people still do not agree with the value of bitcoin), this does not prevent ordinary people from understanding what we are talking about
the second type is that consensus has been reached, but the actual use value is still being proved, or the so-called "use value" can not show us the actual effect for the time being. This kind of currency is slightly more than the first kind, but also very few in the whole field of digital currency
this kind of currency typically includes Ethereum, EOS and cross chain projects in the field of smart contract

take Ethereum and EOS for example, they are highly expected by the instry. We hope to see that their smart contract function can proce killer applications and bring higher efficiency and lower cost to our daily life
in the past two years, Ethereum has developed a highly concerned defi Ecology (defi, decentralized finance, often referred to as distributed finance or decentralized Finance) in the instry
however, does this ecology have a direct relationship with the life of ordinary people or bring direct benefits? In fact, it does not exist at all. It is still a "niche ecology" in a small circle, far away from our daily life
the ecosystem developed by EOS in the past two years is far from the areas where we expect to bring value into play, and even there are not many people in the instry who pay attention to it
the concept of cross chain project is very novel when it first came out, and it is also considered by the instry to have great potential demand. But after a period of discussion, some people began to question whether this demand really exists
the instry has a consensus, or even a high consensus, on these currencies, but their current value is not satisfactory. Therefore, even if they are recognized by the instry, it is difficult for this consensus to be transmitted outside the instry, not to mention that ordinary people can understand these consensus and values
so we can't talk with ordinary people about what "defi" and "cross chain" are and what's the use

the third category is the currency whose consensus is still in the process of forming. The design objectives and scenarios of this kind of currency may not be understood or recognized by the instry, or even there are great differences in understanding. Their value is even more difficult to judge. This kind of currency accounts for the vast majority of the current market.

4. Based on the liquidity of financial assets, the currency circulation is divided into different levels. Liquidity refers to the ability of financial assets to be converted into cash without loss or less loss, that is, the ability to become a realistic means of circulation and payment. Money with different liquidity has different times of changing hands in circulation and forms different purchasing power, which has different influence on commodity circulation and other economic activities. In the modern developed commodity economy, the scope of money circulation is constantly expanding, and the forms of money in circulation are diversified. In addition to cash and bank deposits, time deposits, State bonds, certificates of deposit and life insurance policies are also widely considered to have monetary nature. In order to predict and organize the purchasing power of money in the whole society and stabilize the circulation of money, we must divide the levels of money according to the liquidity. Different countries have different ways of dividing monetary levels, depending on their own situation. But in theory and practice, the following basic principles have been formed: according to the liquidity of money, the time and cost of converting deposits and other credit instruments into cash are taken as the standard. The shorter the conversion time and the lower the cost, the higher the monetary level. The United States is divided into the following levels: m, = paper money + hard currency + bank current deposit gap = m, + fixed deposits and time deposits of commercial banks + fixed deposits and time deposits of other banks and savings institutions, l = gap + other current assets. The division of the United Kingdom is: m, two cash (paper money and coins) + pound sterling deposits held by private and sector gap two m; 10. Small pound deposits in the private sector + small shares and deposits in the private sector in the building society; 10. Ordinary accounts in the national savings bank, + private pound time deposits and demand deposits and time deposits in the public sector. Two m, ten m, + various foreign currency deposits held by British residents
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