Semi open virtual currency such as Internet points
1、 Different definitions:
1. virtual currency:
virtual currency refers to non real currency
digital currency:digital currency is an alternative currency in the form of electronic currency. Both digital gold coin and cryptocurrency belong to digiccy
3. Cryptocurrency:
cryptocurrency is a kind of transaction medium that uses cryptography principles to ensure transaction security and control the creation of transaction units
4. Token (token):
a kind of article whose shape and size are similar to currency, but the scope of use is limited and has no currency effect, and its token is the homonym of token in English
Second, the characteristics are different:1; It can also be said that virtual currency is personalized currency. In another way, it can also be called information currency
2. Digital currency:
is an unregulated and digital currency, which is usually issued and managed by developers and accepted and used by members of specific virtual communities
Cryptocurrency:cryptocurrency is based on the decentralized consensus mechanism, which is opposite to the banking and financial system relying on the centralized regulatory system
4. Token (token):
usually needs to be exchanged for money, used in shops, playgrounds, mass transportation and other places, as a voucher to use services and exchange goods
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at present, digital currency is more like an investment proct, because it lacks a strong guarantee agency to maintain its price stability, and its role as a value measure has not yet appeared, so it can not be used as a means of payment. As an investment proct, digital currency cannot develop without trading platform, operating company and investment company
digital currency is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the blockchain technology it relies on has been decentralized and can be used in other fields except digital currency, which is one of the reasons why bitcoin is popular; On the other hand, if digital currency is widely used by the public as a kind of currency, it will have a huge impact on the effectiveness of monetary policy, financial infrastructure, financial market and financial stability
network virtual currency can be roughly divided into
the first category is familiar game currency. In the era of stand-alone games, the protagonist accumulates money by knocking down the enemy, entering the gambling house to win money, and using these to buy Herbs and equipment, but it can only be used in his own game console. At that time, there was no "market" between players. Since the establishment of Internet portal and community, the realization of game networking, virtual currency has a "financial market", players can trade 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 third kind of virtual currency on the Internet, such as bitcoin (BTC), Wright currency (LTC), Fuyuan currency (FTC), etc. bitcoin is an electronic currency proced by open-source P2P software. Some people also translate bitcoin as "bitcoin", which is a kind of network virtual currency. It is mainly used for Internet financial investment, and it is also a new payment system. Fuyuan coin is an applied digital currency, similar to business points. Buy jewelry to get Fuyuan coin, which can be used to buy jewelry.
general points refers to that many alliance businesses use the same points to reward their members. Members can get points when they consume in alliance businesses. When the points are accumulated, they can exchange gifts or cash back directly. Under the same conditions, members must give priority to the merchants who can get bonus points, so as to improve the sales of alliance merchants. The operators of the general points platform can also benefit from the profit growth of the alliance businesses. Points can only be traded internally
virtual currency refers to non real currency. Well known virtual currencies, such as internet currency of Internet company, QQ currency of Tencent company, q-point and voucher of Shanda company, micro currency launched by Sina (used for micro games, Sina reading, etc.), and popular digital currencies in 2013, such as bitcoin, Laite currency, Fuyuan currency, doggy currency, etc. Virtual currency can be traded on a third-party platform. Of course, virtual money can also be used as business points.
network virtual currency can be roughly divided into
the first category is familiar game currency. In the era of stand-alone games, the protagonist accumulates money by knocking down the enemy, entering the gambling house to win money, and using these to buy Herbs and equipment, but it can only be used in his own game console. At that time, there was no "market" between players. Since the establishment of Internet portal and community, the realization of game networking, virtual currency has a "financial market", players can trade 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 third kind of virtual currency on the Internet, such as bitcoin (BTC), Fuyuan coin (FTC), Wright currency (LTC), etc. bitcoin is an electronic currency proced by open-source P2P software. Some people also translate bitcoin as "bitcoin", which is a kind of network virtual currency. It is mainly used for Internet financial investment, and can also be directly used in daily life as a new currency.
1. Obvious networking and cross-border. Relying on the Internet and chat tools for transactions, and using online payment tools to balance funds, the risks spread widely and spread quickly
Second, deception, temptation and concealment are strong. They use hot concepts to hype, fabricate various "tall and tall" theories, and some also use celebrity "big V" platforms to publicize. They use airdrop "candy" as temptation to claim that "currency value only rises but not falls", "investment cycle is short, income is high, and risk is low", which has strong bewitching. In practice, criminals illegally make huge profits by manipulating the price trend of the so-called virtual currency, setting profit and withdrawal threshold. In addition, some criminals also issue tokens under the guise of ICO, IFO, IEO, etc., or hype virtual currency in the way of IMO under the banner of sharing economy, which has strong concealment and confusion
thirdly, there are many kinds of illegal risks. Through public publicity, criminals use "static income" (currency appreciation profit) and "dynamic income" (development offline profit) as t to attract public investment, lure investors and development personnel to join, and constantly expand the fund pool, which is characterized by illegal fund-raising, pyramid selling, fraud and other illegal behaviors
this kind of activity takes "financial innovation" as a gimmick, and its essence is a Ponzi scheme of "borrowing the new to repay the old", so it is difficult to maintain the capital operation for a long time. The general public should treat the blockchain rationally, not blindly believe the promises, establish a correct monetary concept and investment concept, and effectively improve the risk awareness;
1. Bitcoin
since its release in 2009, bitcoin has become the most famous virtual currency. This virtual currency was developed by indivials or organizations under the pseudonym of "Nakamoto Tsung" (whose real identity has always been unknown), and is mainly used by online merchants. However, in recent years, some small physical merchants have begun to accept bitcoin payment. Through complex algorithms and a large number of computing resources, users can obtain bitcoin through "mining". Of course, they can also purchase bitcoin through exchanges or services like bitinstagnt and coinbase. The total amount of bitcoin that can be mined is about 21 million, while the current mining amount has exceeded 11 million. Bitcoin has attracted the attention of Western Union, MoneyGram and paypal. It is reported that these services are evaluating whether users are allowed to use bitcoin on their respective platforms
2. Litecoin
litecoin is based on bitcoin protocol, but supports faster transaction confirmation. The total number of litecains that can be mined in this system is 84 million, and the mining volume so far is about 20%. According to Charles Lee, the inventor of the virtual currency, the total value of litecoin currently in circulation is about $50 million. He said it was not clear that any physical merchants would accept payment from litecoin, but some host service providers had accepted the virtual currency
3. Freicoin
similar to litecoin, freicoin is also based on bitcoin protocol, but it is still in the early stage of development. According to mark friedenbach, one of the inventors of the virtual currency, the total number of freicoins that can be mined in the system is about 100 million, and the current mining volume is about 20%. The current number of concurrent users in freicoin network is about 100. At present, only a few small online merchants accept freicoin, and the inventor of the virtual currency is trying to promote it in a wider range
3. Ripple
ripple is not only a payment network, but also a virtual currency. The developer of ripple is opencoin, a Silicon Valley company. The company says its goal is to make ripple available to as many users as possible. Currently, the total number of ripples mined is about 100 billion, most of which are in the hands of opencoin. Chris Larsen, co-founder and CEO of opencoin, said opencoin is about to distribute 2000 ripples per user to about 40000 users, and plans to distribute about 50 billion ripples in the next few years. At present, consumers can register through ripple.com to get ripple wallet, and use the third-party service bitstamp to remit money from the bank account to use ripple wallet< 4. Amazon coins
Amazon is one of the few large technology companies that independently develop virtual currency. In most cases, the virtual currency of these companies can only be used on their respective websites. Amazon just launched the Amazon coins service in May, which can now be used to buy games, apps and other digital content on the kindle fire platform, as well as on app stores and websites. One dollar can buy 100 Amazon coins, while large purchases will get a discount. For example, 1000 Amazon coins are sold for $9.50
5. Well known virtual currency in China
there are many well-known virtual currencies in China, such as network currency of Internet company, Q currency of Tencent company, Q point and roll of Shanda company, u-coin meter ticket (used for igome game), chivalrous Yuanbao (used for chivalrous road game), grain silver (used for bixue Qingtian game), etc.
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