The difference between traditional currency and virtual currency

1. Currency is an official currency issued by the state. Generally speaking, virtual currency is a kind of currency similar to wechat that we usually use

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The differences between e-money and virtual money are as follows:

1. Electronic money refers to using a certain amount of cash or deposit to exchange from the issuer and obtain data representing the same amount, or through the quick payment service launched by the bank and the third party to transfer the balance in the bank through some electronic ways, so that transactions can be carried out. Strictly speaking, it is a kind of currency that consumers use the bank's Internet banking service to store value and make quick payment to the issuers of electronic currency, and make consumers trade electronically through media (two-dimensional code or hardware equipment)

Virtual currency refers to non real currency. Well known virtual currencies, such as online currency of Internet company, q-coin of Tencent company, q-point and voucher of Shanda company, micro currency launched by Sina (used for micro games, Sina reading, etc.), chivalrous Yuanbao (used for chivalrous road game), silver grain (used for bixue Qingtian game), and popular digital currencies in 2013 include bitcoin, Laite coin, infinite coin, quark coin, zeta coin, etc Barbecue coins, pennies (Internet), invisible gold bars, red coins, prime coins. At present, hundreds of digital currencies are issued all over the world. Popular in the circle & quot; The legend of "bitcoin, Wright silver, infinite copper, pennies aluminum"

The detailed explanation of electronic currency is as follows:

1. Concept: it is an encrypted serial number representing cash, which can be used to represent the currency value of various amounts in reality. With the transformation from paper-based economy to digital economy, e-cash will become the mainstream

2. Features: anonymity, transaction cost saving, transmission cost saving, low holding risk, flexible and convenient payment, anti-counterfeiting and anti repetition, non traceability

There are two kinds of e-cash: one is based on the Internet and keeps the binary data representing the value of money in the hard disk of the computer terminal; One is the electronic wallet that keeps the monetary value in the IC card and can be circulated without the bank payment system

4. Definition: consumers pay traditional money to the issuers of electronic money, and the issuers store the equal value of traditional money in the electronic devices held by consumers in electronic form

3. Virtual currency refers to the currency that does not exist in reality and exists in a virtual state, such as bitcoin, lightcoin, Ethereum and so on; Token refers to the form of money that can be used as a monetary function and can be used to purchase goods
virtual currency can be used for shopping transactions in certain situations, such as in some places abroad; At this time, it counts as a token and plays the role of currency
but token, such as the shopping card voucher printed by the company itself, can be used for the internal consumption of the company. To some extent, it is equivalent to token; However, it is not a virtual currency
that is to say, virtual currency may be token; But token is not necessarily a virtual currency.

4. Many people have said that the following is the view of central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan:
Caixin 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.

5. The differences between electronic currency and traditional currency are: Security traditional currency: easy to forge, easy to lose and be stolen when carried with you; Electronic currency: the use of modern password technology, limited to legal person use, can avoid repeated use, strong anti-counterfeiting ability, no need to carry, can rece the risk of loss and theft. Anonymity traditional currency: anonymity and untraceability; Electronic currency: digital signature, authentication and other technologies are used to ensure the anonymity and untraceability of payment transactions. Convenience traditional currency: it must be used at fixed time; Electronic currency: the payment process is not limited by time and place, so it is more convenient to use. Cost traditional currency: high cost of issue, transportation and transaction; Electronic currency: no transportation cost, low issue cost and transaction cost. Decomposing traditional currency: not decomposable; Electronic currency: the size of the cash payment unit can be defined by itself and is not limited by the actual cash system.

6. The simultaneous interpreting of virtual currencies is different from traditional money printing. Compared with traditional currencies, virtual currency resources are limited, and the quantity of traditional currencies is limited.

7. At the moment, there is a big difference. I feel that the most common point is that all of them can be used for payment. For example, Dell accepts bitcoin payment to buy computers. Or you can ask Babbitt, where there are more cattle.

8. China's legal digital currency refers to digital RMB, which is issued by the people's Bank of China in the form of digital legal currency. It is operated by designated operating institutions and exchanged to the public. Based on the broad account system, it supports the loose coupling function of bank accounts, and has the same price as banknotes and coins. It has value characteristics and legal compensation, and supports controllable anonymity. There are two key points in the concept of digital RMB. One is that digital RMB is legal tender in digital form; Another point is that it is equivalent to banknotes and coins. Digital RMB is mainly positioned at M0, that is, banknotes and coins in circulation
the central bank's digital currency has national credit and is equivalent to legal currency. Its functional attributes are exactly the same as those of traditional paper currency, but it is in digital form. Digital currency is concive to recing transaction costs, improving financial efficiency, and preventing money laundering and other illegal transactions

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