为什么比特币 ？ 进展和争论

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币安Labs负责人：建立去中心化交易所是重点投资项目

目前投资10亿美元的币安Labs负责人Ella Zhang在近日接受媒体采访时重申此前宣布的去中心化交易平台的开发是Binance Lab的投资重点领域之一。Zhang表示，多中心化是“比特币和区块链的核心价值”。币安Labs重点投资的项目之一就是建立去中心化交易所。

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Tom Lee：监管方面的情况正在改善

Fundstrat创始人Tom Lee近日在接受CNBC采访时表示：我们认为监管方面的情况正在改善，Coinbase和Circle正朝着监管的方向发展就是最好的证明。

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美国波士顿地区推出“加密电台”

据CCB消息，近日，美国波士顿地区推出了一个以加密货币为主题的电台“Cryptomania-Bitcoin and Beyond”。该节目每周六在当地调频FM104.9播出。该广播节目创始人Dana McIntyre在美国东北部经营一个比特币ATM网络。

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万事达获区块链系统专利

据CCN报道，美国专利商标局（USPTO）于6月7日授予了金融服务巨头万事达一项区块链系统专利，该系统允许旅客提交所需的行程，并允许商家为每项服务请求提交出价。万事达旨在将旅行者在预定之前与大多数酒店，航空公司和其他服务提供商相连接起来，以简化全球旅游业。

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澳大利亚公司Byte Power称因Soarcoin后门漏洞损失660万美元

据CCN报道，在数百万枚Soarcoin代币丢失后，新加坡公司Soar Labs与澳大利亚公司Byte Power Party之间的收购交易陷入僵局。Byte Power向澳洲证券交易所(ASX)申诉称，由于Soarcoin的智能合同漏洞（后门漏洞），价值660万美元的Soarcoins代币已被从他们的电子钱包中撤销。据悉，该漏洞导致其代码允许发行方以零交易率调用其代币。Soar Labs不仅可以使用Byte Power的代币，而且还可以将其授权给任何代币持有者。

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Andy Warhol作品将以加密货币进行拍卖

据CoinTelegraph消息，从事艺术品交易的区块链公司Maecenas将在6月底销售Andy Warhol作品。该作品接受比特币，以太坊。据称，该艺术画廊自去年以来一直接受加密货币作为付款，接受BTC、ETH和LTC。

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吴晓波：未来十年，以区块链为代表的去中心化的互联网思维将替代中心化的互联网

近日，著名财经作家吴晓波分享，他表示，下一个十年，中心化的互联网会消失，万物联网时代到来。未来十年里，今天这样中心化的互联网一定会以某种方式在某个时间点，被以区块链为代表的去中心化的互联网思维所迭代和革命，这是一定会发生的事情。

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成人电影明星Brenna Sparks：U.S.Bank承认不支持数字货币

老挝成人电影明星Brenna Sparks今日（6月7日）发布推文称“今天是我第二次尝试将我的钱从U.S.Bank（美国合众银行）取出，他们已经冻结了我所有的钱。他们甚至承认不接受成人内容和数字货币。这次他们因为我想要关闭我的账户而让警察叫我离开。”

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Hetbert 发表于 2018-6-8 19:44
成人电影明星Brenna Sparks：U.S.Bank承认不支持数字货币

老挝成人电影明星Brenna Sparks今日（6月7日）发 ...

肉金被美国银行昧掉了，好惨！

拿住比特币，不换美元就不会有这种鸡飞蛋打的结果。

交过学费，就深刻理解去中心化的好处了。就像李笑来说的：比特币是人类历史上第一次用技术保证私有财产不可侵犯。

中本聪设计比特币的时候，设想的落地场景就是Porn。

Bitcoin would be convenient for people who don't have a credit card or don't want to use the cards they have, either don't want the spouse to see it on the bill or don't trust giving their number to "porn guys", or afraid of recurring billing.

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印度的比特币繁荣导致加密货币犯罪激增

据QUARTZ消息，有评论认为印度的比特币繁荣导致了加密货币犯罪的激增，如网络钓鱼、黑客入侵、庞氏骗局、交易所遭到攻击等。一位数字货币交易所的负责人表示，无论哪里有钱，都会有诈骗行为，这没有什么值得惊讶的；整个生态系统也不能被指责，因为投资者是愚蠢的，他们会加入一些随机的赚钱计划或者点击奇怪的链接来快速赚钱。



India’s bitcoin boom is fueling a surge in cryptocurrency crime
A man stands near an advertisement of a cryptocurrency exchange in Tokyo, Japan March 30, 2018. Picture taken March 30, 2018
Look before you leap.        (Reuters/Toru Hanai)
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Nupur Anand
2 hours ago Quartz India
If a dithering government, a vacationing court, and an unfriendly central bank weren’t bad enough, India’s embattled cryptocurrency ecosystem is now staring at another problem—a spate of crimes.
The most prominent scam involving digital currencies in the country began unraveling in 2017 after investors complained against Amit Bhardwaj, founder of cryptocurrency firm GainBitcoin. The company had allegedly duped 8,000 investors of Rs2,000 crore ($300 million), and now British businessman Raj Kundra and other Bollywood celebrities, too, have been dragged into the mess.
In the early days, as cryptocurrencies caught on in India, frauds were limited to phishing and hacking. Then, came multi-level marketing schemes. Now virtual money is even being demanded as ransom.
Phishing and hacking: It is one of the oldest tricks in the book. An email is sent from a seemingly genuine address, asking users to click on a link and/or fill in details. These links usually contain malware that affects the systems and clones the investors’ data, robbing them of their funds. In other cases, a hacker may hold the important files on your system as ransom, until they are paid in cryptocurrencies.
Earlier this year, a New Delhi-based investor approached the authorities after she lost bitcoin worth Rs6.5 lakh to hacking. She lost another Rs35 lakh to crooks who promised to help retrieve the earlier amount.
Fake apps and social media accounts: Fake apps have been flooding the app stores. In other cases, counterfeit websites and Twitter handles are used to dupe gullible investors. For instance, users of Zebpay, a cryptocurrency exchange in India, received messages asking them to deposit a certain amount of money as part of a survey in exchange for bitcoins. These messages were sent out from a Twitter handle that looked very similar to Zebpay’s actual account.
Ponzi schemes: The golden rule of investing is that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. In the case of GainBitcoin, Bharadwaj had promised investors a 10% monthly return on cryptocurrency investments for 18 months under multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes such as the Bitcoin Growth Fund. The MLM schemes are tiered marketing plans in which investors are rewarded for bringing more people into the fold. The old investors are paid off with the help of money ploughed in by the new customers, till the scheme falls flat.
In another case, investors in OneCoin, another company that launched a digital coin-led investment scheme, realised that the firm didn’t even have a registered office address or a bank account. Nearly 400 people were taken in by the promise of high returns.
Blockchain consultant Pramod Emjay warns that any investment offer that promises to make you rich quickly should raise a red flag. “The types of scams that are being followed are not new at all. These are just old scams in new garbs. Therefore, the investor needs to follow the same rule of being very cautious.”
Exchanges under attack: In April, Coinsecure, a New Delhi-based cryptocurrency exchange, was robbed of 438 bitcoins worth Rs20 crore. The firm named an employee in a first information report filed later that month, while promising to refund money to its investors in due time. It’s the first time that an exchange came under attack in India. But, globally such cases are well known.
Other crimes: The skyrocketing prices of cryptocurrencies have drawn investors and swindlers alike. Now, tech-savvy kidnappers in India have also been asking for bitcoin as ransom. In April, nine police officers in Gujarat were held for extorting 200 units of a digital currency from a businessman.
Who is to blame?

India’s digital currency ecosystem is currently unregulated. Therefore, investors don’t have a grievance redressal authority to approach during distress.
However, cryptocurrency firms—already cornered by the central bank—argue that the entire ecosystem can’t be blamed. “Wherever there is money, there will be scams and there is nothing surprising about that,” said the head of a virtual currency exchange, requesting anonymity. “But that doesn’t mean that you can blame the whole system because investors are being stupid and jumping into these random money-making schemes or clicking on strange links to make a quick buck.”

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赵东预测今年年底比特币价格：2000-4000美元

在世界区块链大会·三点钟新加坡峰会上，Dfund创始人赵东预测，今年比特币价格将下跌到2000-4000美元，并称这才更有助于新的用户加入。今年初，赵东曾预测2018年将是区块链行业的漫长熊市，而比特币未来必然涨到100万美元。BTC现价7644.44美元







笑傲江湖：揭秘币圈大佬赵东，5年里经历的多次比特币生死劫
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“币圈一日，人间一年”，这一刻，是巅峰，下一刻，可能就是深渊。这句话真实反映了币圈跌宕起伏的行情，短短5年时间，在赵东的身上发生了太多传奇的故事：

恰逢移动互联网的风口，

09年开发了一款爆火天气预报软件“墨迹天气”,

短短三年套现出局，积累了原始资金；

13年投入100万元买了2000枚比特币，

当年底个人资产迅速过亿；

然而盛极转衰，

14年炒币三次爆仓，挖矿入不敷出，总额巨亏1.5亿，负债6000万；

转行做比特币场外交易，一步步还清外债，

17年成立区块链投资基金DFund，

一期项目比特币净收益为620%(美元净收益为2543%)

赵东这些年的大起大落都与比特币紧密联系在一起，用他自己的话说就是：“在比特币的世界里，最重要的不是什么时候上车，而是永不下车。“

从IT打工男到墨迹风云联合创始人

赵东山西人士，毕业于大连交通大学。在正式介绍他的传奇经历前，不得不提一个小小的插曲：赵东原本并不想学软件，由于大四时挂科太多毕不了业，学校当时就给了他一个机会，说要不要去念软件，他又念了两年软件才得以毕业。

2007年8月份赵东来了到北京，在一家叫思博通的做软件工程师，那时的他很喜欢做技术开发，大部分时间在低头写代码，从没有考虑过创业。



墨迹天气联合创始人赵东

你没想过创业，但架不住有个一直想创业的朋友鼓动你创业。赵东有位大学同学金犁，在诺基亚做塞班系统开发。他对告诉赵东说移动互联网的风口就要来了，他们可以尝试在智能手机上做应用。两人经过商讨最终决定做一款天气预报软件。

说做就做，在业余兼职的情况下，09年5月4日他们在了塞班论坛发布了第一版墨迹天气，没想到第一天就有了3千用户，短短两个月时间用户超过20万。2010年3月份墨迹风云公司正式成立，由于拥有庞大的用户，4月份很顺利地拿到了天使投资。

每当颠覆一个行业时，总会出现各种阻力。2011年6月墨迹天气曾一度被国家气象总局下令封杀，原因是对全国气象预报产业造成了极大冲击。据说某省的SP公司恨墨迹入骨，因为前些年该公司仅靠天气预报一项业务每月就能坐收500万，而如今这一数字只有万余元。

2012年，谁都没想到，在“墨迹天气”上升最快的时候，赵东会选择卖掉自己的股份变现。同时，他觉得房价已经很高了，预计房地产泡沫破灭很快就要到了，在千辛万苦求得老婆大人同意后，竟然把房子也卖了！不得不说东叔的脑洞回路太大了，此时的赵东手里有了充裕的启动资金。

在别人都以为他傻的时候，赵东误打误撞加入“车库咖啡”担任CTO，并谋划着二次创业。

赵东在车库咖啡

车库咖啡更像是一件公益事业，只要创业团队每人在这里点一杯咖啡，就可以享受一整天的办公环境和指导。赵东任职期间没有领过一分钱的工资，相反通过自己的技术，帮助早期创业团队解决了很多问题，也投资了好多项目。

其中一些项目不到一年就拿到了下轮投资，也从侧面反映出赵东在投资项目上独具慧眼。

他在车库，认识了最早一批接触比特币的玩家，吴刚、李林、李笑来、宝二爷、赵国峰、杜均等现在的币圈大佬，并开启了从身价过亿到负债6000万的“币圈”传奇人生！



李林和赵东在车库咖啡

比特币二次创业，从100万到身价过亿，爆仓万币起死回生！

念念不忘必有回响，不断寻找创业机会的赵东遇到了吴刚——比特币事业引路人。

吴刚在2009年很意外的收到一封邮件，里面介绍了比特币系统。作为一名技术极客，立马就把挖矿软件下载下来并开始用公司的电脑挖矿，挖了大概8000多个，后来离职时把文件丢了……



吴刚：比特币钱包HaoBtc和比特币银行OpenBlock的CEO

2013年，在吴刚的引导下，赵东抱着投机的心态，拿了1w人民币入场买了10个比特币，两周翻倍赚了1w，买了人生中第一部iPhone。

尝到甜头后的赵东，在经过深刻研究之后，于2013年3月，拿出100万元人民币买入了大约2000枚比特币。同时也花了4万块买回一部挖矿机挖币，测试是否能从挖矿上赚取更多利润，而这个挖矿机只挖到了40个比特币——其实亏了不少。毕竟那时4万人民币至少可以买80个比特币。

正如赵东所料，比特币在2013年整年都呈迅猛上涨的态势，持有的2000个比特币也暴涨了10多倍，从100万摇身变成了1000万。



2013年4月2至2014年1月20日比特币美元走势图

经历了暴富后，赵东愈发膨胀，开始带着身边的朋友一起炒币，还承诺大家在保本的前提下会获得巨额的回报，朋友们处于信任就把钱给了赵东。即时这样，赵东仍然觉得本金还不够，开始玩杠杆，此时的他认定了比特币投资是稳赚不赔的买卖。

2013年12月5日五部委下发《关于防范比特币风险的通知》后，一天时间内国内比特币价格从6300元左右一路下挫至3900元左右，下跌38%。

在此次风暴中，赵东在币价最低点成功上演币价狙击战，币价回升100美元，也因此在币圈一战成名。



2014年比特币出现闪电崩图

赵东在2013年赚的盆满钵满，但他丝毫没有意识到2014年将会是他人生的滑铁卢。

日本Mt.Gox 门头沟比特币交易网站（当时全球 76%比特币在上面完成）挤兑、要倒闭的消息不断传来，币价开始猛跌。火币网客服曾善意提示赵东赶快割肉平仓，但是当时赵东太过自信和乐观，毕竟600多美元的币价要跌破200美元哪有那么容易？

令赵东怎么也没想到的是，2014年2月10日比特币交易市场出现闪电崩盘，价格数秒内从逾600美元暴跌至102美元,跌幅超80%,随后又升回600美元附近。



赵东爆仓后质问交易所的邮件

当天赵东爆仓了近一万币，单单这一次爆仓就亏损了800万美元。后来李笑来、黄建等朋友仗义资助了赵东，想着帮他东山再起，可是没想到他连续爆仓三次，雪上加霜。

他没有跑路或者自杀！反而想尽办法赚钱还债！

他清楚的知道：信用最值钱，丢了就再也没有东山再起的时候。

预售矿机，众筹办矿场，搞比特币场外交易，凡是能赚钱的他都去做。

预售矿机并没有成功，虽然钱筹到了，但由于阿杰矿机涨价了，赵东认为不合适就放弃了，并在不到十天的时间里，就把所有资金退回去了。



2014年又利用他在币圈的巨大人气，多次进行挖矿项目募资！这样一直做到了国内几大矿场之一。赵东的矿场遍布在山西、内蒙、四川和深圳，巅峰时有6000台矿机。



与投资比特币相似，赵东开矿场也经历了从赚钱到赔钱的过程。币价高的时候，一个月利润有五六百万，但币价大跌，挖的比特币甚至都付不起电费。

2015年年初，比特币跌倒900人民币之后，只能把矿机卖了（因为之前募资有债务），原价5000万人民币生产的矿机，不到300万人民币卖掉了。

回首看来，赵东由于乐观的相信比特币熊市很快会过去，2014年爆仓仅仅是亏损的开始，搞矿机亏得更多，这一年总亏损高达1.5亿人民币。

赵东透露，“最艰难的时候，身上只有10万人民币+6000万人民币债务。而下一个月，我儿子要上小学，还要交5万人民币的赞助费。



赵东矿场内部布置图

靠着对比特币的信念，赵东在负债累累后开始涉足比特币场外交易。他仿效山西票号经商理念，信用赢天下，迅速在圈子里面积累了大量的客户和名气，后期跟他做过一次交易的客户基本上下一次交易时都会先打钱或者先打币。赵东也因此成为欧洲场外比特币交易数一数二的大佬！

后来，借助2016、2017年比特币的牛市，赵东在两年多时间就还清了债务。

这次经历也让他明白了一个深刻的道理：要有风险控制意识，在时间精力上应该All In自己的事业，但是在资产上不要轻易All In。



此外值得一提的是，赵东逆商异常强大，面对巨额的债务，跟以往一样，继续出席着币界各种活动，一起参股做貔貅交易网站，购买芯片自行研发矿机，用30个比特币购买足球做慈善，集资开办规模矿场，登上日本NHK关于比特币的纪录片《比特币最前线》（从2：30分开始）

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2018年4月23日，赵东作为嘉宾在澳门参加了2018第一届世界区块链大会并发表演讲。

赵东坦言，为什么要投资数字货币？是因为人生需要不断冒险。比特币不仅有概率上涨至100万美元，还有可能跌至0，投资者要做好心理准备。明年预计会跌到2000美元到4000美元。做好风险准备，不要ALL IN，但即使这样，未来依旧是光明的。

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巴西两家客运公司接受比特币支付

据bonde.com报道，6月9日，巴西两家客运公司Viacao Garcia和Brasil Sul宣布开始接受比特币作为支付方式。这也是巴西客运公司首次接受加密货币作为支付方式，他们还将在7月份增加比特现金和莱特币作为支付选项。





Brazil Goes Mainstream With Crypto Payments for Cross-Country Transportation
Viação Garcia and Brasil Sul, two companies of the GSB Group, are the first passenger transport companies in Brazil to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment. The companies are initially accepting Bitcoin and will add Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin as payment options in July.

The introduction of crypto on their platforms is a mainstream milestone. The bus services cover the transportation of passengers between cities of major metropolitan regions for urban and semi-urban areas. They also offer sightseeing trips for clubs, schools, companies, unions, religious groups and general excursions in state-of-the-art fleets.

The crypto payment option is available for online bookings. To make purchases, customers open their personal virtual wallets and scan the code that appears on their screen. A voucher is then forwarded to the customer’s email to confirm the payment.


Brazil has been riding a wave of crypto trading with Brazilians exchanging roughly $2.4 billion in Bitcoin in 2017.

“Many of the economic and commercial operations are migrating to the digital world, and in the road passenger transport segment it’s no different,” says GBS Group Vice President Estefano Boiko Jr.


Despite recent clashes in Latin America between the cryptocurrency exchanges and traditional banks that arbitrarily decided to stop servicing crypto clients, digital currencies are encouraging a new class of merchants and service providers to incorporate them into their daily transactions and business activities.

The decision by GSB Group to adopt cryptocurrencies coincides with a larger trend toward globalizing passenger transport payments. The initiative Brisk Pass, founded in Germany, is a global blockchain-based system for public transport transactions. Members will use a native cryptocurrency wallet called the Brisk Wallet and pay with the BriskCoin. Smart contracts will allow members to use public transportation anywhere in the world without needing to purchase tickets in different fiat currencies.

猫儿不笨

Hetbert 发表于 2018-6-9 20:58
巴西两家客运公司接受比特币支付

据bonde.com报道，6月9日，巴西两家客运公司Viacao Garcia和Brasil Sul宣 ...

有没有litecoin 逐渐被边缘化的感觉？

Hetbert

Vitalik Buterin在推特上发布了区块链的五项扩容策略：

1、多条独立链;
2、超大区块;
3、不改变安全模型的逐步升级（例如、用压缩的delta+STARKs替换txs+sigs）
;4、双层网络（主区链和Plasma）;
5、分片技术。此前Vitalik Buterin推特上称，分片即将到来。

My view: there are basically 5 scaling strategies:

1. Many separate chains
2. Super-big blocks
3. Incremental improvements that don't change security model (eg. replacing txs + sigs with compressed delta + STARKs)
4. Layer 2 (channels and plasma)
5. Sharding

Hetbert

猫儿不笨 发表于 2018-6-9 21:00
有没有litecoin 逐渐被边缘化的感觉？

希望有多大，失望就有多大。
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Hetbert

Hetbert 发表于 2018-6-9 20:34
赵东预测今年年底比特币价格：2000-4000美元

在世界区块链大会·三点钟新加坡峰会上，Dfund创始人赵东预测 ...

虽然现在看是一条直线了，但是比特币2013年的走势，看起来和现在很像。

猫儿不笨

Hetbert 发表于 2018-6-9 21:05
虽然现在看是一条直线了，但是比特币2013年的走势，看起来和现在很像。

赵东的预测靠谱吗？他的确死了几次

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猫儿不笨 发表于 2018-6-9 21:10
赵东的预测靠谱吗？他的确死了几次

不很靠谱。。。

虽然他自称老韭菜，江湖人称黑庄东。

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全国首个区块链不动产登记项目“四网互通”落地娄底
近日，全国首个区块链不动产登记项目“四网互通”落地娄底。据悉，北京金股链科技有限公司为项目的全程技术支持方，项目预期在10月前实施并进入运营阶段。“四网互通”系统投入运营后，所有房产交易记录会被完整记录在区块链上，房产过往交易信息得以被跟踪；对于涉及多个部门的同一业务，只需要具有相关权限即可，数据会同步即时送达相关部门；信息在国土部、房产局等部门仅需填报一次，群众也只需向综合窗口提交“一套材料”即可。

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2018中国区块链人才现状白皮书：技术岗位平均月薪比互联网高1万

据链塔智库报道，2018年，区块链行业火热，带动区块链人才行情持续火爆。以最紧缺的区块链技术岗位为例，其平均月薪要比传统互联网高1万元左右。一方面，区块链人才存在严重的供不应求情况，但另一方面，求职者被高薪吸引，却发现要面对较高的技能门槛，导致人才市场存在泡沫，招聘质量受到影响，影响行业发展。

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去年12月以来，比特币长期投资者已经抛售了近300亿美元BTC

据Bitcoin消息，数字货币研究公司Chainalysis披露的数据显示，从自去年12月以来，比特币长期投资者已经抛售了300亿美元的BTC，而其中一半在12月份发生。而且在最近几个月里，BTC市场的流动性增长了60％，Chainalysis分析师认为，BTC市场似乎在整合，这将引发投资者对价格操纵的担忧。

Data from Chainalysis shows that the amount of Bitcoin owned by long-term investors is now almost equalled by short-term speculators, according to Financial Times report June 8.

Chainalysis is a blockchain research company that analyzes “connections between entities on the Bitcoin blockchain.”

Since December 2017, the amount of Bitcoin held by day traders has risen to 5.1 mln BTC, almost equaling the amount held by long-term investors — those who have held the coins for more than a year — which equals about 6 mln BTC, in what has been called Bitcoin’s “liquidity event.”

The Chainalysis data, which was shared with the Financial Times, also shows that “[Bitcoin] trading volumes have now fallen in tandem with the prices, from close to [$4 bln] daily in December to [$1 bln] today.” Philip Gradwell, the chief economist at Chainalysis, believes this sudden rise in liquidity has been a “fundamental driver” behind Bitcoin’s recent decline in price.

In addition to this finding, the data from Chainalysis also shows an imbalance in the wealth distribution of Bitcoin, with a small number of investors — colloquially termed “whales” — holding a disproportionate amount of the cryptocurrency.

Of the roughly 17 mln Bitcoin available, the data shows that, as of April 2018, around 1,600 Bitcoin wallets hold at least 1,000 bitcoins each, equalling almost 5 mln BTC and accounting for almost a third of all Bitcoin in circulation.

The data from Chainalysis raises questions concerning manipulation of crypto markets by a small number of investors. While institutions have begun carving out a share of the market, many believe that the future of Bitcoin will depend on which approach regulators take.

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ShapeShift CEO：数字货币让人们以前所未有的形式进行金融创新

今日，数字资产交易平台ShapeShift首席执行官Erik Voorthees在接受彭博采访时表示，货币发行通常是按照中央机构的计划进行的，这是存在很多问题的；人们不喜欢制造业的垄断，却必须接受货币的垄断，这也是为什么很多人想要寻求数字货币为替代品的原因。他认为，数字货币为货币带来了竞争，让人们以前所未有的形式进行金融创新。

Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift, has been passionate about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology since the time Bitcoin was as little as $5. When given the opportunity to share his insights of this new space with Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde, he did not hold back.

He mostly gave his perspective on how cryptos and its technology can make a difference in the future, while stressing the fact that regulations need to be lowered.


Of the entire discussion, the notion of regulating cryptocurrencies seems to have been highlighted, as Voorhees believes that such intervention is not required. In particular, he stated that “a lot of it is hurtful, especially in the roam of finance,” which led him to say that, “money needs to be let loose and free.”

He further argued that the centralization is what cryptos are against, and their role is to bring alternatives to consumers, mentioning that, “competition is happening, which is a good thing.”



Competition was another facet of crypto that Voorhees seemed to have particular interest in because they too can compete now. When Hyde asked him about the versatility within the crypto space, Voorhees did agree that, “there are a lot of projects in the space, a lot of them are garbage, a lot of them are well intentioned, but will fail and some of them are actually going end up changing the world.”

Taking this point, Hyde asked Voorhees whether or not he believes regulations can help to pinpoint scams and red flags, to which he held his stance and said no. He believes that regulations should be in place to “prevent fraud and theft” and that it does not need to be done in “a thousand pages”.

In particular, he said:

“Most of the regulations have nothing to do with fraud or theft… they have to do with controlling the behaviour of consenting adults and some of that is highly problematic.”

An example of New York was discussed, where Voorhees blames a particular license that led many crypto companies to flee the city.

As for ShapeShift, Voorhees stated that it is a “system that protects consumers… without holding high amounts of risk.” The company’s emphasis on consumers is worth mentioning here as their goal to create a platform in which trading is done securely and quickly.

While he at some point did think of raising funds through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), he later decided not to as it would not provide the opportunity to put together a formal board nor will it result in partnerships with experts.

Lastly, Voorhees wraps up his discussion by mentioning the remaining confusions that need to be fixed and that is, “whether a token is a security or not”.

Hetbert

泰国SEC发布数字资产交易监管细节
据曼谷邮报消息，泰国证券交易委员会（SEC）昨日发布数字资产交易监管细节，并将于本月晚些时候生效。这些细节被认为是数字资产法令，旨在规范数字资产交易。具体细节包括：
①所有市场参与者包括数字资产交易的ICO发行人、数字交易所、经纪人和交易商必须在生效日期后的90天内向泰国SEC注册；
②未经授权的数字令牌销售商及征求加密货币投资而设立未经授权的研讨会的将处以不超过数字交易价值两倍或者至少50万泰铢的罚款，也可能面临长达两年的监禁；
③每个ICO产品可向机构投资者和超高净值投资者提供无限制投资，但个人投资上限为30万泰铢（约6万元）；
④ICO门户网站提供ICO服务至少一年，注册资本最低限额500万泰铢（约100万元）；
⑤财政部授权涉及数字资产交易的企业成为泰国的注册公司，数字交易平台预付费为500万泰铢（约100万元）；
⑥数字交易所的年费为交易量的0.002%，最低收费限额为50万泰铢（约10万元），最高限额为2000万泰铢（约400万元）。经纪公司的年费按总交易量的0.001%收取，最低收费限额为25万泰铢（约5万元），最高限额为500万泰铢（约100万元）。

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意大利央行副行长：央行数字货币可为欧盟节省高达7600亿欧元

据cointelegraph消息，意大利央行副行长Panetta在7号米兰SUERF / BAFFI CAREFIN中心会议上发表演讲称，央行数字货币（CBDCs）发行的关键理由是降低生产，运输和现金处置成本，政府数字货币将为欧盟节省约7600亿欧元。

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Mike Novogratz：数字货币市场将达到20万亿美元的估值

据CCN消息，亿万富翁投资人，前高盛和丰泽交易员Mike Novogratz在纽约彭博投资峰会上表示，数字货币市场将从2018年中期的大幅回调中反弹，并超过此前的历史新高，达到20万亿美元的市场估值。他称数字货币为一场全球革命，而互联网泡沫只是美国的事情。

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Former Goldman Sachs partner, Mike Novogratz distinctively poised himself as an early cryptocurrency bull with an institutional investment background. At the Bloomberg Invest Summit in early June 2018, Novogratz told reporters that the global cryptocurrency market is headed towards a $20 trillion valuation.

Blockchain Reminiscent of Dot Com Mania
Skeptics of cryptocurrency have compared the emerging markets to the $6 to $1 trillion collapse of the U.S. dot-com bubble, using January 2018 price action as an indication of fragile conditions and looming downfall.

In contrast to the Internet bubble of 1999, the sudden prevalence of cryptocurrency and its underlying blockchain technology is spanning across nations worldwide.


Mike Novogratz, Founder of Galaxy Digital
The global presence of cryptocurrency drastically overshadows the U.S. exclusive dot-com fervor that took place decades ago.

In December 2017, the global cryptocurrency market cap peaked at nearly $900 billion and currently sits at about $345 billion.

During the Bloomberg Invest Summit interview, Novogratz responded to criticism of the cryptocurrency market by stating:

“[Cryptocurrency] is a global revolution. The internet bubble was only a U.S. thing. It was rich U.S. people participating. [Cryptocurrency] is global. There are kids in Bangladesh buying coins. It is monstrous in Tokyo, in South Korea, in China, in India, and in Russia. We’ve got a global market and a global mania. This will feel like a bubble when we’re at $20 trillion.”

Waiting for the Dominoes to Fall
Fueled by institutional investors, the global cryptocurrency market will reach its greatest height when major investment firms, fund managers, and commercial banks join the bandwagon, perhaps in “fear of missing out” (FOMO).

Novogratz made clear that the previous price boosts in cryptocurrency were caused primarily by a majority of retail investors and traders rather than institutional whales.


Related Article: Bitcoin’s Progress Into Mainstream Adoption
Despite early actors like Susquehanna International Group, few major investment firms have taken action and entered the growing cryptocurrency markets.

As the cryptocurrency markets continue to mature, stability and established regulation will likely attract investors waiting for safer market conditions.

Novogratz described his predictions on how the cryptocurrency market will reach a $20 trillion market capitalization:

“It won’t go there ($20 trillion) right away. What is going to happen is, one of these intrepid pension funds, somebody who is a market leader, is going to say, you know what? We’ve got custody, Goldman Sachs is involved, Bloomberg has an index I can track my performance against, and they’re going to buy. And all of the sudden, the second guy buys. The same FOMO that you saw in retail [will be demonstrated by institutional investors].”

Hetbert

Hetbert 发表于 2018-6-9 22:03
Mike Novogratz：数字货币市场将达到20万亿美元的估值

据CCN消息，亿万富翁投资人，前高盛和丰泽交易员Mik ...

币神，对韭菜的心理精准把握，他的预测几乎全中。。。

Hetbert

李启元：将写一本有关比特币的书



BTCC联合创始人李启元在接受cointelegraph的采访时表示，将写一本有关比特币的书。他想将自己过去这些年积累的有关加密货币的所有知识以及他在各大峰会演讲的经验整合起来写成一本书，解释比特币所带来的影响，比特币为何对我们的社会有意义，以及比特币的未来。比特币作为支付手段非常有用，对于长距离的转账，比特币是发送价值时非常高效的一种方式。同时比特币也是一种跨时间的投资方式，比特币在五年后或十年后的价值将会很高。

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区块链研究公司：现在长期投资者与短期投机者拥有的比特币数量相当

据英国金融时报，近日，据区块链研究公司Chainalysis的数据显示，长期投资者拥有的比特币现在几乎与短期投机者相当。自2017年12月以来，日间交易员持有的比特币数量已上升至510万枚比特币，几乎等于长期投资者（持币超过一年）持有的数量（约为600万比特币）相当，这被称为比特币的“流动性事件”。此外，比特币的交易量已与价格一起下跌，从去年12月每日接近40亿美元到如今每日的10亿美元。Chainalysis首席经济学家Philip Gradwell 认为，流动性的突然上涨是比特币近期价格下跌背后的“根本动力”。

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新加坡央行行长：若ICO代币承诺回报，就应视为证券接受监管

据新加坡《联合早报》报道，履行央行职能的新加坡金融管理局（MAS）局长孟文能（Ravi Menon）在野村亚洲投资大会上表示，ICO就性质来说不属于证券范畴，但如果代币具有证券性，例如有的发行公司向投资者承诺数字货币可取得回报，它就应该被归类到证券范围内，视为投资产品。就必须遵守《证券期货法》，接受MAS的监管，并像所有的上市公司计划一样，提供公开招股书，披露公司细节和业务状况。孟文能称，目前MAS对加密货币仍不是直接监管，但会密切关注金融稳定、洗黑钱、投资者保护和市场运作这四个领域的发展。

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央行官员表态ICO已取缔境内比特币交易平台基本退出 仍严厉打击涉嫌非法集资的“虚拟货币”相关行为
据人民网6月8日发布文章，自去年9月央行、中央网信办等七部门联合发文要求立即停止各类代币发行融资活动后，近日央行官员公开表示，目前我国境内的比特币交易平台、首次代币发行（ICO）清理整顿和取缔已基本完成。在举行的处置非法集资部级联席会议上，央行、证监会、最高人民法院等11个部委相关负责人同时出席。央行在会上表示，央行对涉嫌非法集资的“虚拟货币”相关行为进行严厉打击，针对涉嫌非法集资、非法证券活动的ICO和比特币等虚拟货币交易场所，央行会同相关部门及时发布公告，明确态度、警示风险，并部署各地开展整治。