Who proposed virtual currency
virtual currency is the currency used for electronic circulation. Now the scope of virtual currency is very large, including q-coin, bitcoin and so on. With the development of digital currency, virtual currency is becoming more and more abundant, which may become the mainstream in the future. For example, BTC, EOS, bcbot and so on are not only virtual currencies, but also algorithms, landing projects and technologies
virtual currency is mainly issued by online game service providers to purchase game props, such as equipment, clothing, etc. But at present, the use of virtual currency has gone far beyond this category. Virtual currency can be used to buy game cards, physical objects and download services of some movies and software
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real risk
as the proct of e-commerce, virtual currency has begun to play an increasingly important role, and it is more and more connected with the real world. However, with the growth of virtual currency, the relevant laws and regulations are lagging behind, which has laid many hidden dangers
fraud
the private transaction of online virtual currency has realized the two-way circulation between virtual currency and RMB to a certain extent. The activity of these traders is to buy all kinds of virtual currencies and procts at a low price, and then sell them at a high price to earn profits. With the increase of such transactions, there are even virtual mints. In addition to the virtual currency provided by the main company, there are also some people who specialize in "virtual coin making" to obtain virtual currency by playing games and then resell it to other players
Taking Wenzhou as an example, there are about seven or eight such "virtual mints" with four or five hundred practitioners. This not only creates a bubble for the price of the virtual currency itself, but also causes trouble for the normal sale of the issuing company. It also provides a platform for selling and collecting money and money laundering for various cyber crimes. p>
impact system
in modern financial system, the issuers of money are generally central banks, which are responsible for the management and supervision of money operation. As the equivalent exchange goods used to replace the real currency circulation on the Internet, the virtual currency on the Internet is essentially the same as the real currency. The difference is that the issuers are no longer central banks, but Internet companies
if the development of virtual currency makes it form a unified market, each company can exchange with each other, or virtual currency is integrated and unified, and all of them are based on the same standard and price, then in a sense, virtual currency is currency, which is likely to form a threat impact on the traditional financial system or economic operation
reference: network virtual currency
The concept of bitcoin was founded by Nakamoto
On December 12, 2010, when bitcoin graally became a hot topic, he quietly left and disappeared from the Internet As a descendant of samurai, Nakamoto was born in 1949 in Beppu, Japan. His mother, quanzi, was a Buddhist and brought him up in poverty When his parents divorced in 1959, Nakamoto's mother remarried and immigrated to California with her three sons. Nakamoto and his stepfather don't get along well, but according to his younger brother Arthur, Nakamoto showed his talent in mathematics and science when he was very young, but also showed his "fickle and strange interest"Nakamoto graated from Caltech, majoring in physics. Upon graation, he joined Hughes Aircraft and worked in defense and electronic communications. Later, Nakamoto worked for the U.S. military, and his experience was classified as a state secret. Now searching his files, his life is a blank
In 2008, in an e-mail group discussing information encryption on the Internet, he published an article outlining the basic framework of the bitcoin system. In 2009, he established an open source project for the system, officially announcing the birth of bitcoin. On December 12, 2010, when bitcoin graally became the climate, he quietly left and disappeared from the InternetCaixin reporter: on January 20, the people's Bank of China held a seminar on digital currency and proposed to strive for the early launch of the digital currency issued by the central bank. What is the reason for this< In fact, the central bank has been studying digital currency for a long time. From the perspective of historical development trend, money has always evolved with the development of technological progress and economic activities. From the early physical money, commodity money to the later credit money, it is a natural choice to adapt to the development of human commercial society. As the currency of the previous generation, paper money has low technology content. From the perspective of safety and cost, it is the general trend to be replaced by new technology and new procts. In particular, with the development of the Internet and the great changes in payment methods all over the world, the establishment of digital currency issuance and circulation system is very necessary for the construction of financial infrastructure and the promotion of economic quality, efficiency and upgrading
how to replace it? There are several ideas: one is to imitate paper money. For example, transactions between paper money are anonymous, and digital currency also wants to be anonymous, which leads to its technology choice. But the reason why banknotes are anonymous is not designed intentionally at first, but no other technology can guarantee the convenience of a large number of small transactions. Of course, some people think that anonymity is better for future digital currency transactions, because assuming that the government may make mistakes, the privacy of private wealth and the use of wealth should be absolutely protected
from the perspective of the central bank, the future digital currency should try its best to protect private privacy, but social security and order are also important. In case of criminal problems, it is necessary to retain the necessary verification means, that is to say, it is necessary to find a balance between protecting privacy and cracking down on criminal activities. The mastery of the balance between these two motivations also makes the tendency of technology choice different<
Caixin: what are the central bank's ideas on the issue and management of digital currency? What's the difference between digital currency and digital currency spontaneously appearing in the current market< / > Zhou Xiaochuan: at present, what many countries in the world recognize is the framework of digital or electronic money dominated by the central bank, which may be different from that of the people
when the central bank issues digital currency, it mainly embodies the following principles: first, it provides convenience and security. Second, as mentioned above, we should balance the protection of privacy with the maintenance of social order and the fight against illegal and criminal acts, especially for money laundering, terrorism and other criminal acts. Third, it should be concive to the effective operation and transmission of monetary policy. The fourth is to retain the control of currency sovereignty. Digital currency is freely convertible and controllable. Therefore, we believe that digital currency as legal tender must be issued by the central bank. The issue, circulation and transaction of digital currency should follow the idea of integration of traditional currency and digital currency, and implement the same principle of management
Caixin: is there a timetable for the launch of digital currency? Is it going to replace paper money in the end
Zhou Xiaochuan: we can't say the timetable of digital currency yet. China has a large population and a large volume. For example, a new version of RMB can be changed in a few months for small countries, but it will take about 10 years for China. Therefore, digital currency and cash will be parallel and graally replaced for quite a long time. In the later stage, the transaction cost of cash will graally rise. For example, in the past, banks were asked to count a large number of coins, and there was no charge for them. Later, they may need to charge. With the incentive mechanism, people will naturally use more digital currency, but the two will still co deposit in the longer term< However, there are many other applications of virtual currency. For example, the European crowdfunding platform uses blockchain technology to combine digital currency with real assets.
Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the people's Bank of China, commented on bitcoin. At a Boao Forum, he compared bitcoin to a tradable asset like a stamp, which is not issued by the central bank. The central bank has no right to ban bitcoin
in China, virtual currency is defined as commodity, not currency, and cannot be used for payment. But let's have digital currencies like gold cards trying to pay overseas, and currencies like Ruitai trying to mortgage assets.
Newsweek recently reported that after learning about Nakamoto's family and some bitcoin programmers, he found Nakamoto in San Bernardino, Southern California. He immigrated to California with his mother in 1959 and received a bachelor's degree in physics from Caltech
later, he changed his name to Dorian prentice<
according to the report, Nakamoto only vaguely admitted his connection with the bitcoin project, saying that he would no longer participate in the project, and refused to further discuss his relationship with the project
the report quoted him as saying: "the project has been handed over to other people, who are currently in charge of it and have no relationship with me any more."< However, in an interview with the associated press later, Nakamoto said that Newsweek misunderstood what he said. "What I said at the time sounded like I was involved in the bit project, but now it's gone. That's not what I wanted to say," he said. What I want to say is that I'm no longer involved in engineering. "
the bitcoin foundation is unwilling to confirm whether the report is true, saying that "there is no evidence to prove that the report's Mr. Nakamoto is the founder of bitcoin."
it is reported that if he is the founder of bitcoin, his wealth is expected to be as high as US $400 million (about S $500 million)
whether Nakamoto is really related to bitcoin or not, even his closest family members don't know. His brother Alto said: "he is very focused and has his own unique set of ideas. He's smart. He's good at math, engineering or computers
andreson, chief scientist of the bitcoin foundation, said that he and a man named "Nakamoto" discussed bitcoin online from June 2010 to April 2011, but they never talked on the phone, let alone met. "If you show up as the founder of bitcoin, now you have to come out and speak and comment on the media, which is not suitable for Nakamoto's personality," andreson told Newsweek.
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1. Bitcoin is a kind of virtual code electronic currency, with a total amount of only 21 million. There are more than 12 million bitcoins generated on the Internet through a mysterious and complex algorithm The origin should be based on the 2008 world financial crisis. A person named Nakamoto Tsung on the Internet put forward an idea: to generate e-money through a mysterious algorithm. The banks or institutions that have not issued this kind of money are completely proced through the participation of everyone on the Internet, so it is decentralized and there is no inflation; Later, in 2009, he established this algorithm and successfully generated e-money. He named it bitcoin
3. No one has issued it. Thousands of people in the world participate in this algorithm through personal computers or mining machines to generate bitcoin. The more bitcoin is calculated, the longer it takes for this algorithm to generate bitcoin
4 I didn't dig it, I just bought it. Bitcoin is just a string, which is stored in bitcoin E-wallet.
5. Tell others this string, and they can extract it into their own wallet.
6. If you want to get it, you are not recommended to dig it yourself. According to the current calculation, the computer is equipped with a 7970 graphics card, 24 hours a day, You can't dig 0.1 bitcoin in a month
so, young man, you'd better go to the bitcoin trading platform and buy one.
PS: at present, the biggest function of bitcoin is as a speculative tool, which is bigger than the futures yield. Of course, high yield is accompanied by high risk, or if you save it for 10 years, maybe the value will be 100 times or nothing. Heaven or hell, all in the minds of all.