How to create your own digital currency
digital currency is an alternative currency in the form of electronic currency (which can be used for real goods and services transactions)
digital currency has the main characteristics of network packets. This kind of data packet is composed of data code and identification code. The data code is the content we need to transmit, while the identification code indicates where the data packet comes from and goes
based on the characteristics of digital currency, the direct benefit of digital currency to the central bank is not only to save the cost of note issuance, circulation and settlement, but also to enhance the central bank's ability to control funds
Electronic money and virtual money are called digital money. According to the definition of the European Central Bank, virtual money is issued by non central banks, credit institutions and e-money institutions, which can be used as the numerical expression of the value of currency substitutes in some cases{rrrrrrr}
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the process of digital currency trading through the platform is as follows:
(1) investors should register accounts first, and obtain digital currency accounts and US dollar or other foreign exchange accounts at the same time
(2) users can buy and sell digital currency with the money in their cash account, just like buying and selling stocks and futures
(3) the trading platform will sort the buying requests and selling requests according to the rules and start to match them. If they meet the requirements, the transaction will be concluded
(4) e to the difference between the buy and sell volumes submitted by users, a buy or sell request may be partially executed
Technology Construction --- can be outsourced to the technical team
follow up maintenance --- publicity, market value management, etc.
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at present, the mainstream digital currencies are bitcoin, Ruitai, Laite, dogcoin, ethereum, etc.
when you see how complicated it is to make physical banknotes, it's easy to understand why most people don't try to print new forms of currency every day, but it's also very easy for people with only basic programming level to make new digital currency
programming is not the only step to create a new digital currency. Here are three cryptocurrency manufacturers giving you five steps to follow
1. Using the community to cultivate money
Chris Ellis, an entrepreneur from London and an activist in the feather money community, believes that when you consider making a new digital currency, it's easy to assume that the first step is to start currency programming, which is actually wrong
"the first step is to find a community and build a currency around the community, rather than expecting people to show up after building a currency," Ellis said. "It has to meet the needs of the community and be related to their cultural heritage and background."
Feather coin was created by Peter Bushnell in April 2013. Bushnell resigned as head of it at brechnos college, Oxford, because he wanted to create his own people-centered currency. He made the decision after seeing on bitcoin.org, a well-known cryptocurrency website, that the existing cryptocurrencies (such as bitcoin) lack community participation and inclusiveness
since March last year, Ellis has been actively promoting and teaching people the knowledge of cryptocurrency. Although he had not met Bushnell at that time, he was also aware of the alienation and isolation on the bitcoin forum
"these forums are very technology oriented and are not welcome for newcomers or minorities, and usually smaller teams can better serve these newcomers or minorities," Ellis said“ The forum did not make it easier for people to participate in currency development. A lot of people in these forums come to predict prices rather than actively participate in development. "
Ellis found the cryptocurrency community based on feather coin, and he said that technological development has benefited a lot from the community
"we are a group of feather coin encryption enthusiasts, but some of them may not be so easily integrated into other communities," Ellis said. He said everyone in feather money thought it was important to show that a group of loyal people could build a stable currency. Through cooperation, a dedicated community of encryption enthusiasts can better find and solve vulnerabilities and security threats. For example, the feather coin coding community has successfully resisted 51% of attacks
the establishment of such protective measures and the promotion of currency development can make the currency more legitimate and more easily trusted in the eyes of the public. But if the participants are all passive observers who are only for their own interests, it will be troublesome
2. Programming, for the long-term benefit
surprisingly, every currency developer I talked to said the same thing: "programming cryptocurrency is usually the least time-consuming part of the process. This is because all the cryptocurrencies on the market are based on the open source code of bitcoin or lightcoin provided on GitHub. "
Peter otbach, one of the founders of coino, said: "it doesn't take long to create. It could be only one day, "the company claims to be the fastest cryptocurrency on the market, with a maximum trading time of just 50 seconds“ To start programming, you just need to know C + + to create your own functions in it. "
according to Colin Evans, the developer of quark cryptocurrency, it may take longer than a day“ In terms of programming, the most complex steps may be related to the complexity of the parameters you plan to have in the blockchain, "Evans said“ For example, many currencies just use and the lettercoin code, but quark has a new hash algorithm - that is, it is separate from bitcoin and lettercoin - so if you want to change it, it will be the most difficult one. " In this case, it may take months to program cryptocurrency. However, Evans pointed out that if developers just reuse GitHub's code and change some simple parameters, any competent programmer can do it "in 30 minutes."
but just thinking that anyone with C + + skills can make their own cryptocurrency doesn't mean that one day there will be as many kinds of currencies as IOS applications. "Feather coin is actually a branch of Leyte coin," Ellis said“ It starts with a minimum number of parameter changes, because we think the most important feature of money is viability. "
however, the feather coin team noticed that some of the previous currencies did not last long, because they included a new function, which enables investors to make profits through short-term speculation. However, the team was often unable to manage the project as planned for a long time, resulting in the failure of the project. In other words, those failed currency developers may want to create cryptocurrencies and make profits in the short term, rather than in the long term, which is doomed from the beginning
Ellis said: "you have to be responsible for fixing defects, and you have to make a commitment when you launch the currency, and you have a responsibility to inform people of the risks and protect their property." if you can't, then no one will use your currency all the time
3. Let miners appear on the stage
once you develop currency, you need to spread the information so that people can start to excavate the currency, make people aware of its existence, and hopefully start to get some value in the eyes of miners and users. This is where cryptocurrency manufacturers can't think like programmers, but how humans put trust (and value) in things
Ellis of feather coin explains: "a good start is half done, so it's about building trust, expressing your vision and intentions to miners, who have the hardware they need, and giving them the opportunity to meet future opportunities“ You have to be honest and respect people's expectations and tolerance of risk, which many people value
"overheated money sales can be counterproctive, including new features designed just to try or stand out. Markets can test courage and determination. You need a group of loyal, loyal miners who will deal with the deal even when prices plummet, because they believe in the end result. It depends on good communication and team building
"many cryptocurrencies fail because they underestimate" software ". They think that technology can solve all problems. And then it's not what they think it is. You have to be good at being aware of what needs to be done and be ready to do what others don't want to do. "
4. Know your business
if you've done that. You've conceptualized a good cryptocurrency and brought the right team together to develop and nurture it in your own way. You have spread the news on the cryptocurrency forum, and a large number of miners are actively trying to dig your currency. The next step is to market your currency so that all miners can use it. This is not a small feat. After all, you need to convince indivials and businesses that these currencies created by themselves have value and can be traded like traditional trustworthy currencies
"it's a confidence building process," Ellis said“ It takes good management and time to work out what you really believe and advocate. People will be more willing to buy money based on your motives than your actions, so once you are confident, you have to start discussing your money with friends, businessmen, Internet forums and social media. "
Peter otbach agrees with this view that "to start marketing, you need to find the exact target group," he said, "at first you can start with the cryptocurrency market, because people there know the currency, and you will see their first reaction. It's going to be more difficult after that. You need to convince a lot of people who don't even know what cryptocurrency is, so you have to use money as a payment solution for online stores to attract their attention. "
"I want to add that it's not just about ecating them with facts," Ellis said. "It's about encouraging them to learn and discover their strengths. Money is a classified account. It is a tool that people use to achieve their goals and meet their needs. Knowing this will help you make great progress in marketing. "
Ellis believes that the key to getting merchants to accept money is to understand their different views“ Different stakeholders have the same rules. The difference is that miners are speculative and businessmen are more conservative. " He pointed out that businessmen have three main purposes: to make money, to save money and to raise their awareness“ If we can bring them customers and increase sales while recing the cost of payment, the rest of the job is to persevere and make it as easy as possible for them to start working. "
5. Conclusion
from a professional point of view or a traditional point of view, the last step in the journey of making cryptocurrency is to rule the world with money. But given that no currency has dominated the world for 5000 years, no matter what bitcoin enthusiasts in Silicon Valley say - any cryptocurrency
moreover, cryptocurrency domination "is not necessarily the goal," Ellis said“ Currency can be local. In fact, we think feather currency is a local currency that can serve the global market. "
there may be a real market for emerging cryptocurrencies: local currencies for certain communities, cities, events, venues and people. Build around like-minded consumer groups, so that they can trade quickly and freely, and provide security for the important goods and services in their lives. You don't have to rely on central banks and big markets to tell them that coins and paper money are valuable.
Why develop digital currency? From the perspective of the central bank, there are six advantages:
first, to improve the convenience and transparency of economic transactions; second, to rece the high cost of the issuance and circulation of traditional paper money; third, to better support economic and social development; fourth, to help the comprehensive realization of Inclusive Finance; fifth, to rece money laundering, to promote the development of the economy and society Sixth, improve the central bank's control over money supply and circulation
steps of digital currency development:
the first step,
first, we need to download the source code of a blockchain system from git, such as choosing the backbone code of bitcoin to download the relevant source code
At the same time, prepare the corresponding compiling environment (c + + is recommended in Linux) and install the corresponding development environment and toolsthe second step and
code all need to be compiled, so you need to prepare the compilation environment and tools, download the environment compilation tools, configure
system environment variables, QT environment and other files, and compile commands are described in detail in the files in ITC source code
however, the construction of the system and development environment, program compilation and other processes are cumbersome, so it is not recommended for ordinary users to make their own. For developers, it may take 2-3 days to install and configure for the first time
the third step,
take bitcoin development as an example, it is the development environment of Q. after downloading the source code and configuring the environment, open the source code of the bitcoin core in qtcreator, configure relevant files and compilers, and start to try to compile the client of the bitcoin core
Step 4,
transform into your own digital currency, open each source file, find the corresponding local adjustment parameters, such as adjusting
the number of coins in each block, the total output, the adjustment difficulty, and so on. Then the most critical point is to change the name to your own currency
name as you want, and don't forget to replace the related icons in the resource folder. If all goes well, after re compiling, your new coin will be invented successfully
for the development of this digital currency, the technology is relatively professional, so it is better to have a professional team to assist
framework for digital currency development:
1. Build Ethereum private chain test environment and public chain node environment configuration
2. Ethereum transaction and confirmation principle
3. Ethereum JSON RPC interface
4. Ethereum transfer and withdrawal principle
5. The server connects Ethereum public chain interface, and its own server stores business data, Public chain storage transaction anonymous data
6, private key security processing
the following is the development code example:
for example, the common digital currency wallets in the market are:
app class: kcash Imtokenweb: myethereumwallet Google browser plug-in: metamask
one of the most commonly used is imtoken
blockchain transaction technology concept:
let's take a look at how blockchain transaction is handled with bitcoin as an example. In order to send a certain amount of bitcoin to another wallet, you need the following information: the address to send the funds to your wallet, the amount of cryptocurrency you want to send
the ID of the recipient's wallet
each transaction is signed with a unique confidential private key. Once the payment is signed by the sender, it becomes publicly available. The transaction still needs to be confirmed so that the payee can get the money. In order to confirm the transaction, it is necessary to generate a new chain block
these blocks are generated by complex mathematical calculation to find the unique key. It takes 10 minutes to create a new block, and the person who finds the key gets a certain amount of coins as a reward. Once a new block of the chain is created, it is not possible to remove it from the database or change the information in some way. Therefore, blockchain transaction is final and irreversible
three core advantages of digital currency:
first, digital currency is a fair currency
digital currency has no specific issuing institution, is not issued by a country, only depends on a specific algorithm, which means that digital currency can not be manipulated by manipulating the number of issues, so digital currency is a free, non-state currency
we can see that there are many countries that directly recognize the virtual currency, so if there is a demand, it needs a trading platform
many investors who want to build a virtual currency trading platform now, why can't they go to these areas to build a trading platform? Building a virtual currency trading platform is a good business opportunity, isn't it
Second, the security factor of digital currency is higher.
although the emergence of paper money facilitates the transactions in our daily life, there are risks of being stolen and received. Although e-money can avoid these risks, there will be new problems such as theft and swiping
digital currency can avoid the above problems. And broadcast every transaction record on the network. Yes, all nodes save all the currency circulation information, so that any node can easily find the currency circulation before the transaction
Thirdly, the transaction of digital currency can realize anonymous transaction. Although you can query the flow information of each account according to the local complete transaction recordsbut we can't know who the owner of this account is, and no one has the ability to manipulate the digital currency on other people's accounts, which protects the privacy of users
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