Transaction characteristics of virtual digital currency

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what is digital currency

digital currency can be used to describe all electronic currencies, including virtual currency and cryptocurrency. Digital currency is a kind of electronic currency without any physical form. Because of its functions and inherent attributes, it is the same as the standard illegal fixed currency, and can also be referred to as the network version of cash. Digital currency is invisible. People need to use and hold it through devices that can be connected to a specific network

T1: eth (the first public chain at present, the underlying platform of Shanzhai coin breeding, and in the speculation of eth2.0) EOS (community consensus + DAPP possible explosion + defi can also join + drop out of high cost performance) Zec (anonymous leader)

T2: Yas (UBI concept, low market value, great potential) atom (cosmos, advantage new public chain), XRP (the decline in 2019 has not risen, so the upward space is still very large) Polkadot dot (Boca, the goal is to surpass Ethereum) KSM (Boca pioneer)

T3: Ada (potential) NEO (myth of 1000 times of the last bull market), ont (strong village), Iost (Iost is currently undervalued, DAPP is also in good development)

there are platform coins in the coin circle, corresponding to HT, BNB, MX

2. 1. Low transaction cost
compared with traditional bank transfer, remittance and other methods, digital currency transaction does not need to pay fees to a third party, and its transaction cost is lower, especially compared with cross-border payment which provides high service charges to payment service providers
2. Fast transaction speed
the blockchain technology used in digital currency has the characteristics of decentralization, High anonymity
in addition to the point-to-point transaction without intermediary participation, one of the advantages of digital currency over other electronic payment methods is that it supports remote point-to-point payment, It doesn't need any trusted third party as an intermediary, and the two sides of the transaction can complete the transaction in a completely strange situation without mutual trust. Therefore, it has higher anonymity and can protect the privacy of traders, but it also creates convenience for cyber crime, which is easy to be used by money laundering and other criminal activities

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Digital currency is characterized by low transaction cost, fast transaction speed and high anonymity

1, low transaction cost

compared with traditional bank transfer, remittance and other ways, digital currency transaction does not need to pay fees to the third party, and its transaction cost is lower, especially compared with the cross-border payment that provides high handling charges to payment service providers

2. Fast transaction speed

the blockchain technology used in digital currency has the characteristics of decentralization. It does not need any centralized organization similar to the clearing center to process data, and the transaction processing speed is faster

3. High anonymity

in addition to the point-to-point transaction without intermediary participation, one of the advantages of digital currency compared with other electronic payment methods is that it supports remote point-to-point payment, and it does not need any trusted third party as intermediary, Both sides of the transaction can complete the transaction in a completely unfamiliar situation without mutual trust, so they have higher anonymity, which can protect the privacy of traders. But at the same time, it also creates convenience for cyber crime, which is easy to be used by money laundering and other criminal activities

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the impact of digital currency:

digital currency is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the blockchain Technology it relies on realizes decentralization 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

4. First, digital currency is anonymous. Second, digital currency is programmable currency. Third, digital currency is cryptocurrency. Fourth, digital currency is algorithmic currency. Fifth, digital currency is autonomous currency. Sixth, the operation of digital currency is based on distributed network.

5. Virtual money has the mathematical characteristics of money (persistence, portability, interchangeability, scarcity, separability and identifiability) rather than relying on physical characteristics (such as gold and silver) or the trust of the central authority (such as fiat money). In short, virtual money is supported by mathematics. With these characteristics, a form of money to have value requires trust and use. For virtual currency, this can be reflected in its growing base of users, businesses and start-ups. Like all currencies, the value of virtual currency comes directly from people who are willing to accept it as a way of payment, which is also the only source

at present, the well-known virtual currencies are bitcoin, Laite coin, Fuyuan coin and doggy coin.

6. Their meaning is basically the same. Digital currency is an alternative currency in the form of electronic currency. Both digital gold coin and password currency belong to digital currency. It is different from the virtual currency in the virtual world, because it can be used for real goods and services transactions, not limited to online games
several characteristics of digital virtual currency
1, decentralization
2, independent e-wallet
3, open source code
4, measurement and issuance
5, negotiable
investment in virtual currency is now very promising

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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