Will BTC be implemented
the total number of BTCs is 21 million. When a block is successfully calculated, the coin will be given to the successful "block exploding" miner in the form of mining reward. BTC block reward has a mechanism of halving every four years. After calculation, it will take about 2140 for all BTC to be g up. Therefore, in our lifetime, there is no need to worry about the BTC being g up
as long as the BTC value is still there will be profits whenever mining, and some miners will not shut down their machines.
Many people think that the reason why bitcoin is valuable is because it is "rare", and if bitcoin is no longer "rare", then it will not have value
this is a misunderstanding. Let's consider a question: what is the essence of all "currencies"
the answer is trust. The biggest reason for the value of the dollar is because of the credibility established for the dollar under the Bretton Woods Agreement, rather than the so-called equivalent exchange with gold (although others say so). The main reason why RMB is valuable is because of the trust system of RMB in China and neighboring countries, rather than the exchange with us dollar reserves (see offshore RMB). This can explain why the currencies of some countries (such as the ruble of Russia, as well as the Zimbabwean currency as you all know) have been greatly devalued, because the government and the current world situation have led to a trust system that does not support the existence of this currency. The so-called economic sanctions and currency speculation are very superficial and superficial reasons
the essence of money is trust
What about bitcoin
bitcoin has no centralized Trust Measurement institution. The value of bitcoin, namely its "credit system", comes from distrust of centralized units. Every country finds that seigniorage is too easy to collect, which leads to the increasingly poor trust between countries. Even the people of all countries do not trust the national currency
and trust, like quality, is conserved. Trust in centralized money decreases, while trust in decentralized money increases naturally
this is the essential reason why the value of bitcoin continues to rise. Therefore, for digital currencies such as bitcoin, there are only two outcomes. Either countries want to understand that they will no longer issue excess currencies, issue additional currencies in a scientific and reasonable way, unify stable exchange rates, and maintain the credit system of centralized currencies, then the value of bitcoin will be infinitely close to zero. Or countries will continue to drink water to quench their thirst, and more frantically use the method of issuing excess currency to collect seigniorage from everyone, then the trust in the centralized currency will be lower and lower, and the total value of bitcoin, a decentralized currency, will be infinitely close to the gross labor value of all the units that do not trust the government and other governments, but need international trade
either the price is crazy or it's worthless
after understanding these, we can answer this question. Will bitcoin be replaced by other digital currencies
swindlers like * * and even the old Wang next door can come and yell, "I spent 10 minutes to change bitcoin's core and create a new digital currency called SBC. Come and join my ICO and pay me seigniorage ~". So, if this happens, will you immediately choose to use Lao Wang's SBC next door
the answer is that some speculators will participate, but the market will not. The reason is very simple, the new cryptocurrency has not been recognized by the market, the application has not been proced, this kind of currency has no way to exchange for means of proction. Then this kind of currency is not money, but a virtual commodity for speculation. In other words, even if old Wang ICO next door has an SBC, no one will choose this kind of currency except those speculators who have no brains
in the current market, there are many other digital currencies, such as Ethereum, EOS, XRP, and so on, which may have technological advantages in some aspects (in fact, BTC has been evolving, and it will also learn from the advanced technologies of other digital currencies that have been successfully proved by the market. LTC and other currencies can be said to be the experimental currencies of BTC's advanced technologies.), There may be more application scenarios than BTC in the future, but they are not likely to challenge the status of BTC. BTC will always be the first consensus in the currency circle, which is the belief of many people. BTC will exist for a long time as the gold in the currency market, not mainly for the circulation of digital currency
Recently, the news about "China quietly ordered the closure of bitcoin mines" spread like wildfire. Some media learned through insiders that the central bank held a closed door meeting to rectify some mines with non-standard electricity consumption
in fact, the rectification and treatment of Mines started last year, especially after the closing of domestic exchanges last year, the relevant regulatory authorities also discussed the issue of mine retention, but the conclusion is that the reasons for closing mines are not sufficient, and the mines have not caused more social problems, and the risk points are not clear, so no specific arrangements have been made. However, all localities have received "window guidance", that is, local enterprises can not participate in digital currency mining
in 2016, China's power generation ranked first in the world, and the total power generation accounted for 25% of the world. In this case, according to common sense, mining power in China is indeed the most abundant, especially with the decline of China's economic growth, the wasted power resources are increasing
the electricity of power stations can not be stored, but if the electricity is converted into digital currency, it can be stored. In fact, if China's surplus power generation can be converted into bitcoin for storage, it should be the most efficient mode of proction and operation. It is equivalent to procing US dollars with electricity. It is a processing export mode with the highest added value
in addition, according to the historical development, most of the power in the future may be consumed by computers. This is a judgment I made, which can be witnessed by our generation. In our daily life, the proportion of electricity consumption will be lower and lower. In the future, mankind will solve all kinds of problems by means of digitization and blockchain, and "mines" will only increase, not decrease. Especially with the development of artificial intelligence, space exploration and other fields, the demand for computing power will increase exponentially
electricity is just a kind of energy, just like a person, the biggest energy consumption is not the limbs, but the brain. The human brain is a 24-hour machine. A thinking person's brain consumes 75% of the liver's stored blood sugar every day, and the oxygen consumption accounts for 20% of the whole body's oxygen consumption. The more the brain thinks, the more glucose the neurons need
When the electric lamp was invented 200 years ago, people thought that the best use of electricity was to light the bulb. Has the final say that what electricity market will be most effective in future? p> No one can see electricity. Up to now, it is difficult for many people to understand the mystery of its existence, but electricity has changed the world. The influence of many virtual things is often greater than that of physical things. What does "digital assets" mean to China and the world? I think it is difficult for many people, including the government, to make clear at this time. What we need to reflect on is that apart from the four great inventions, such as electricity, light, telephone, computer, digital currency and so on, how many of the things that are pushing mankind forward are invented by Chinawhen a phenomenon appears, we must study the background and logic behind it. The future competition can be said to be military competition, economic development competition and financial competition, but it can also be said to be ideological and computational competition. It's easier to close mines than to stop trends
it can be roughly understood as the relationship between 0.9 (9 infinite cycle) and 1
2. Even if there is only one bitcoin left in the world, it means that there are 1000 0.1 bitcoins and 100000 0.01 bitcoins in the world
let's assume that the function of bitcoin is equivalent to that of gold as a currency anchor (in fact, it also has this function). You will understand that there are 21 million bitcoins in the world and only 0.1 bitcoins in the world are the same. The currency itself or bitcoin
for example, if the number of bitcoin in the world is reced to one tenth, the market price of bitcoin should be 400000 yuan (to understand this needs a certain economic basis)
so whether bitcoin is in circulation or not has nothing to do with the quantity.