220 Internet virtual currency

3. There are thousands of them. 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
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) and Wright currency (LTC). 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.

4. Virtual currency refers to non real currency. Well known virtual currency, such as network company's network currency, Tencent company's Q currency, Q point, Shanda company's voucher; The popular digital currencies in 2013 include bitcoin, Leyte coin, Fuyuan coin, doggy coin and so on
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.

5. [virtual currency on the Internet]
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.