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又一款加密货币问世,能否撼动比特币?

又一款加密货币问世,能否撼动比特币?

Danielle Abril 2021-05-17
ICP存在崛起的可能性,然而其广泛的影响在于,资金正流入加密货币市场,而且人们也开始大规模接纳加密货币。

一个名为Internet Computer(ICP)的新加密货币在上周闪亮登场,其市值飙升至450亿美元,成功跻身全球最大加密货币行列。

ICP由瑞士苏黎世非营利性机构Dfinity基金会(Dfinity Foundation)开发,是以太币(Ethereum)和比特币(Bitcoin)等其他热门加密货币的竞争对手, 5月10日以731美元的价格首发,然后在数分钟内跌至146美元,随后又有所反弹。两天后,这款加密货币的价格约为280美元,较其靓丽的首发价格下跌了60%,然而,其总市值依然达到了346亿美元。

作为参考,比特币的估价为53180美元,其市值达到了9889亿美元,以太币的价格为4095美元,市值为4707亿美元。

加州大学伯克利分校(University of California at Berkley)哈斯商学院(Haas School of Business)的副主任琳达•克雷兹曼说:“ICP存在崛起的可能性,然而其广泛的影响在于,资金正流入加密货币市场,而且人们也开始大规模接纳加密货币。”克雷兹曼协助负责伯克利哈斯区块链动议(Berkeley Haas Blockchain Initiative)。

ICP只是最新登场的一款热门加密货币罢了。几天前狗狗币(Dogecoin)因为特斯拉(Tesla)的首席执行官埃隆•马斯克的站台而一路高歌。以下是有关ICP代币的一些已知信息。

ICP代币是什么?

ICP是一种数字代币,运行于名为Internet Computer Protocol的自有专属协议。该协议可以让所有人在互联网上打造软件或发布内容,而且无需使用亚马逊(Amazon)、谷歌(Google)或Facebook这类大公司的服务。Dfinity的创始人多米尼克•威廉姆斯称,该协议提供了一个“防黑客平台”,能够“大幅”降低成本,而且具有互操作性。他还表示,该协议打算通过让民众打造一个“新的开放互联网”,并为用户提供“更好的交易”,让互联网“再次变得有趣”。

这个理念与其他使用智能合约或计算机代码的区块链加密货币类似,这种合约或代码被各方当作一种货币交换协议。

这种加密货币来自何方?

ICP是Dfinity基金会的一个去中心化区块链项目。该基金会由连续创业家、Dfinity首席科学家威廉姆斯创建于2016年,拥有188名雇员,遍布美国、英国、日本和德国,并在加州帕洛阿尔托、旧金山和苏黎世设有三家研究中心。该初创机构的目标是将互联网重新定义为“一台有着超级算力、能够承载安全软件的电脑”,或打造一个更加开发的互联网,从而让更多人为其添砖加瓦,并扭转“大型科技公司的垄断现象”。

Dfinity的投资者包括安德森-霍洛维茨(Andreessen Horowitz)、Polychain Capital、Amino Capital、Aspect Ventures和Eterna Capital。

为什么ICP代币如此受欢迎?

ICP拥有一支庞大的团队和投资者群体,这也类似于一种背书,令其对虚拟货币用户更具吸引力。然而克雷兹曼说,除此之外,ICP只不过是供不断增长的加密货币爱好者把玩的一款新玩具,而且它也有一个“十分酷的名字”。

她说:“时机外加名称选择为这个异常宏大的首发营造了一个绝佳的氛围。”

然而卡雷泽曼称,要对ICP做出一个公允的评判为时尚早。“我觉得没有人能够在短短两三天时间内给出定论。”(财富中文网)

译者:冯丰

审校:夏林

一个名为Internet Computer(ICP)的新加密货币在上周闪亮登场,其市值飙升至450亿美元,成功跻身全球最大加密货币行列。

ICP由瑞士苏黎世非营利性机构Dfinity基金会(Dfinity Foundation)开发,是以太币(Ethereum)和比特币(Bitcoin)等其他热门加密货币的竞争对手, 5月10日以731美元的价格首发,然后在数分钟内跌至146美元,随后又有所反弹。两天后,这款加密货币的价格约为280美元,较其靓丽的首发价格下跌了60%,然而,其总市值依然达到了346亿美元。

作为参考,比特币的估价为53180美元,其市值达到了9889亿美元,以太币的价格为4095美元,市值为4707亿美元。

加州大学伯克利分校(University of California at Berkley)哈斯商学院(Haas School of Business)的副主任琳达•克雷兹曼说:“ICP存在崛起的可能性,然而其广泛的影响在于,资金正流入加密货币市场,而且人们也开始大规模接纳加密货币。”克雷兹曼协助负责伯克利哈斯区块链动议(Berkeley Haas Blockchain Initiative)。

ICP只是最新登场的一款热门加密货币罢了。几天前狗狗币(Dogecoin)因为特斯拉(Tesla)的首席执行官埃隆•马斯克的站台而一路高歌。以下是有关ICP代币的一些已知信息。

ICP代币是什么?

ICP是一种数字代币,运行于名为Internet Computer Protocol的自有专属协议。该协议可以让所有人在互联网上打造软件或发布内容,而且无需使用亚马逊(Amazon)、谷歌(Google)或Facebook这类大公司的服务。Dfinity的创始人多米尼克•威廉姆斯称,该协议提供了一个“防黑客平台”,能够“大幅”降低成本,而且具有互操作性。他还表示,该协议打算通过让民众打造一个“新的开放互联网”,并为用户提供“更好的交易”,让互联网“再次变得有趣”。

这个理念与其他使用智能合约或计算机代码的区块链加密货币类似,这种合约或代码被各方当作一种货币交换协议。

这种加密货币来自何方?

ICP是Dfinity基金会的一个去中心化区块链项目。该基金会由连续创业家、Dfinity首席科学家威廉姆斯创建于2016年,拥有188名雇员,遍布美国、英国、日本和德国,并在加州帕洛阿尔托、旧金山和苏黎世设有三家研究中心。该初创机构的目标是将互联网重新定义为“一台有着超级算力、能够承载安全软件的电脑”,或打造一个更加开发的互联网,从而让更多人为其添砖加瓦,并扭转“大型科技公司的垄断现象”。

Dfinity的投资者包括安德森-霍洛维茨(Andreessen Horowitz)、Polychain Capital、Amino Capital、Aspect Ventures和Eterna Capital。

为什么ICP代币如此受欢迎?

ICP拥有一支庞大的团队和投资者群体,这也类似于一种背书,令其对虚拟货币用户更具吸引力。然而克雷兹曼说,除此之外,ICP只不过是供不断增长的加密货币爱好者把玩的一款新玩具,而且它也有一个“十分酷的名字”。

她说:“时机外加名称选择为这个异常宏大的首发营造了一个绝佳的氛围。”

然而卡雷泽曼称,要对ICP做出一个公允的评判为时尚早。“我觉得没有人能够在短短两三天时间内给出定论。”(财富中文网)

译者:冯丰

审校:夏林

A new cryptocurrency called Internet Computer made a splashy debut last week, becoming one of the largest digital coins after its value skyrocketed to $45 billion.

The coin, developed by the Dfinity Foundation, a nonprofit in Zurich, Switzerland, is a competitor to other hot cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Bitcoin. Internet Computer debuted at a price of $731 on May 10 then dropped to $146 within minutes before rebounding somewhat. Two days later, the coin was priced at about $280, down 60% from its big debut, but still with a total market capitalization of $34.6 billion.

For reference, Bitcoin is valued at $53,180, with a market capitalization of $988.9 billion, and Ethereum is priced at $4,095 and is valued at $470.7 billion.

“There has been a parabolic rise of Internet Computer,” said Linda Kreitzman, assistant dean at University of California at Berkley’s Haas School of Business who helps oversee the Berkeley Haas Blockchain Initiative. “But the broader ramification is that money is flowing into the crypto market and there’s a mass adoption of crypto.”

Internet Computer is just the latest cryptocurrency creating buzz. Just a few days ago it was Dogecoin, boosted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Here’s what we know about Internet Computer.

What is Internet Computer?

Internet Computer is a digital token that runs on its own proprietary protocol called Internet Computer Protocol, which is supposed to let anyone build software or publish content on the Internet without using services from big companies like Amazon, Google, or Facebook. The protocol, according to Dfinity founder Dominic Williams, provides a “hackproof platform,” reduces costs “dramatically,” and is interoperable. He also says that the protocol is intended to make the Internet “fun again,” by allowing people to build a “new open Internet” and give users a “better deal.”

The idea is similar to other blockchain cryptocurrencies that use smart contracts, or computer codes that serve as a kind of agreement between parties, to exchange currencies.

Where did the cryptocurrency come from?

Dfinity was founded in 2016 by Williams, a serial entrepreneur and Dfinity’s chief scientist. It has 188 employees in the U.S., U.K, Japan, and Germany, and three research centers in Palo Alto, Calif., San Francisco, and Zurich. The startup’s goal is to reinvent the Internet “as a computer that hosts secure software with superpowers,” or basically create a more open Internet that lets more people build on it and reverse “Big Tech’s monopolization.”

Dfinity is backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, Amino Capital, Aspect Ventures, and Eterna Capital.

Why is Internet Computer hot?

Internet Computer boasts both a big team and big investors, a sort of seal of approval that makes it more attractive to cryptocurrency buyers. But beyond that, it’s just the new toy for a growing number of enthusiasts to play with and it has a “cool name,” Kreitzman said.

“The timing plus the name choice have created the perfect situation for an explosive debut,” she said.

But Kreitzman said it’s still too early to fairly judge Internet Computer and its protocol. “I don’t think anyone can tell in just two or three days.”

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