比特币的简介

1、鲍茜茜鲍茜茜 刘晶晶刘晶晶 刘刘 阳阳 宋思聪宋思聪 袁袁 蓓蓓Introduction: What is bitcoin ?Part OneIntroduction: What is bitcoin ? Bitcoin, a virtual currency (虚拟货币)， or digital currency(数字货币), created by pseudonymous（匿名的） developer Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, has attracted much attention due to its frequently changing and surgi

2、ng value. The total number of Bitcoins is fixed at 21 million. bitcoin allows a person to send any amount of money to anyone anywhere in the world at anytime without the possibility of founds being frozen, seized, confiscated or impeded in anyway all for a tiny or no cost. FIVE STEPS TO MAKE A BITCO

3、INTRANSACTION IN UNDER 30 MINUTESPart TwoSTEP ONE You need a wallet to have bitcoins you purchase sent to. STEP TWO So what fancy new product or service do you want to buy? Well, it would be good to know approximately how many bitcoins are needed. Perhaps it is How To Vanish The Book (- click the li

4、nk!) to say Thank You since this guide is so helpful.STEP THREEpNow you need to get some bitcoins into your brand new wallet. By now hopefully you have a friend or two you can buy a bitcoin from. Or you might be able to find someone at a local Meetup group or perhaps on Local Bitcoins but be very ca

5、reful. Coinbase is another option to link with your bank account via ACH (自动化交易所)but could take a few days. pSpeed Tip: Use the major bank branch option for the best option; no need to call with a red phone, give name or address, etc. Privacy tip: Use Mailinator for a disposable email address.STEP F

6、OUR Ok, now it is time to go to the website where you want to make the purchase. If you already had it open then refresh the webpage so that any payment amounts getupdated to the current exchange rate. STEP FIVE Once you click Send then the payment should be submitted to the network for confirmation

7、. A confirmation is where a the bitcoin network recognizes the transaction as valid and irrevocably moves the bitcoins from one wallet address to another.SPECULATE OR INVESTPart ThreeSPECULATE OR INVESTpYou can do a pure speculation on the currency appreciation relative to fiat currencies, gold, sil

8、ver, etc. Bitcoins have outperformed gold over the last few years and gold has outperformed all major national fiat currencies.pYou can invest in bitcoin denominated investments The interest rate on a currency is dependent on the underlying strength of the economy using it. Since the United States a

9、nd Eurozone are so weak the yields have been in a zero-interest rate environment for years. Of course, bitcoin investments should be treated as highly speculative and you should do as much due diligence (尽职调查）as you feel comfortable with before deciding whether to speculate or invest any capital in

10、either bitcoins or bitcoin denominated investments（比特币计价的投资）. There is risk of fraud, embezzlement, etc But there is also tremendous opportunity. When you invest in a high-yield investment where compounding is possible while denominated in a strengthening currency then your returns in the base numer

11、aire（货币兑换率计价标准）, like dollars, euros or gold, can be multiplied. If you begin any serious investment in the Bitcoin economy then I highly recommend you get a copy of A Lawyers Take On Bitcoin and Taxes 18 because it will help you understand the lay of the land for tax law and perhaps provide you wit

12、h some creative ideas or solutions.START A BITCOIN BUSINESS!p Another way to invest bitcoins is by accepting bitcoins with one of your current businesses or by starting a new Bitcoin business. Bit-Pay offers a complete set of merchant tools to help businesses accept bitcoins 19. Three business that

13、accept bitcoins are the Bitcoin Magazine, Georges Famous Bakalava and my favorite Bees Brothers which sells delicious honey harvested by some young teen brothers.p You can start your own Bitcoin business easily and for free to meet the market need for money remittance using Local Bitcoins where anyo

14、ne can buy or sell bitcoins in person and avoid being placed on any potential lists. Another option is CoinURL which is an advertising network like Googles Adsense. You can either buy or sell advertising. While the network is not very large yet, and therefore EPC and EPM is not as high as it Adsense

15、, you do make payments and get paid in bitcoins and there is no 1099 or other tax forms although you could still incur tax liability (See A Lawyers Take On Bitcoin And Taxes for further discussion).pBitcoin reduces costs in money, time and privacy.pWith extremely low transaction fees and no risk of

16、chargebacks a merchant can recognize a higher profit from transactions.pBitcoin payments can be made extremely quickly using mobile apps. For experienced users this can take about the same amount or less than using cash or getting a credit or debit card authorization.the advantages and disadvantages

17、 of bitcoinPart Fourp1. 完全去处中心化，没有发行机构，也就不可能操纵发行数量。其发行与流通，是通过开源的p2p算法（对等网络peer-to-peer）实现。 Bitcoin has removed the centralization of currency. p2. 匿名、免税、免监管。 Anonymity, duty free, and being free of supervisionThe advantages of bitcoin 比特币的优点p缺乏监管 但一些人担心比特币成为毒品交易、洗钱和其他不法活动的温床。一个名为“丝绸之路”的网站为不法分子以比特币交易

18、搭建平台，被美国当局关闭。美国警方2013年10月25日说，他们在这家网站站主罗斯威廉乌布利希的电脑里发现价值280万美元的比特币。3. 健壮性。比特币完全依赖p2p网络，无发行中心，所以外部无法关闭它。 robustness4. 无国界、跨境。不经过任何管控机构，也不会留下任何跨境交易记录。 no national boundaries leads to more protection for consumers5. 山寨者难于生存。 counterfeit is hard to survivep1. 不被大众接受。 Not widely accepted - Many people are

19、 still unaware of Bitcoin.p2. 价格波动极大。 volatilep3.交易平台的脆弱性。比特币网络很健壮，但比特币交易平台很脆弱。交易平台通常是一个网站，而网站会遭到黑客攻击，或者遭到主管部门的关闭。 the fragility of trading platformThe disadvantages of bitcoin 比特币的缺点Part FiveBitcoin in Chinaplast year, China accounted for more than half of the worlds trade in Bitcoin. pNear the end of last year, when its price was above $1,000, more than 100,000 coins were being traded daily on BTC China, a local exchange.Chinas regulation towards bitcoinpIn early December Chinas central bank declared that Bitcoin was not