Since the financial crisis in 2008, the world economy has suffered a huge blow. People from all walks of life have different views on the crisis. For a time, there are thousands of voices in the world's mainstream public opinion.
There are often naysayers, but crises often contain a rare opportunity, just like the famous saying of the stock god that has been circulated in the capital market to this day.
"When others are afraid, I am greedy; when others are greedy, I am afraid!"
If wealth is regarded as a kind of quality, then according to the law of conservation of mass, the so-called wealth will not disappear out of thin air, but will only exist in another form.
In other words, it's just transferred from your hands to someone else's.
Under such circumstances, a phenomenon of the strong always getting stronger and the weak always getting weaker is often formed, which is commonly known as the Matthew effect, which ultimately leads to wealth inevitably being in the hands of a very small number of people.
In the current mainstream economic system in the world, this phenomenon is undoubtedly inevitable, so in this financial crisis sweeping the world.
A person with the pseudonym "Satoshi Nakamoto" stood up and raised his voice. He wanted to break the rules and regulations, and proposed the concept of blockchain with "decentralization" as the core, thus deriving a new type of blockchain.
Monetary system—Bitcoin.
The name also comes from the title of an article he published on the Internet, "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System."
Throughout the history of mankind, there has never been a shortage of resisters who raised their arms and shouted, "Princes and generals should rather have their own kind." Satoshi Nakamoto undoubtedly had the original intention of being a hero and wanted to be a hero.
Of course, the objective laws of history also tell us that the reason why humans are humans, not gods, is because humans will always change, and not everyone can always keep their original intentions in mind.
It's not easy to be a hero, but it's easier to be a hero.
After all, not everyone likes to be public, and Satoshi Nakamoto is obviously like this, even though he created the concept of decentralized blockchain and created Bitcoin, the originator of virtual currency.
But his identity is still a mystery. Although calling himself "Satoshi Nakamoto" makes most people think that he is an island native, this is just a guess.
After opening this "Pandora's Box", Satoshi Nakamoto seemed to have completed his mission, gradually hiding himself behind the scenes and watching the outside world's development of blockchain technology.
As for the instigator, how many Bitcoins he holds in his hands is still unknown.
At the beginning, the birth of Bitcoin did not make waves in the world. Most people scorned the so-called decentralized gimmicks and blockchain concepts.
After all, the essence of currency value is nothing more than the credit endorsement of the country. If there is no such "centralization", what is the difference between currency and a pile of waste paper?
In the same way, apart from the fancy gimmicks, what is the difference between the so-called Bitcoin and a string of codes?
Why should the market believe that this string of codes has value?
Therefore, when Bitcoin was first born, it did not even have a value of 1 cent. It was only circulated in a small area and was more of a group of technology enthusiasts interested in blockchain technology for their own entertainment.
Just like the virtual currency circulating in a game, only players recognize its own value, and it is just a bunch of meaningless data to others.
But the player's recognition is also recognition, and it can also be done to give value to the data. As for how to give value?
Isn't that simple? It is enough to follow the principle of equivalent exchange.
In the end, the value of this decentralized currency must be measured by traditional currency, which has to be said to be a subtle irony.
According to anecdotal reports, in the early days of Bitcoin, some people in related forums were willing to "spend large sums of money" in exchange for a pizza.
As we all know, the liquidity of currency will affect the value of currency to a certain extent. As players continue to trade, many players have gradually become accustomed to treating it as a currency.
After all, as long as game currency can be stably converted into currency, then game currency is equal to currency. However, there may be only one major factor that truly determines the value of Bitcoin.
That's scarcity!
As a digital currency that relies on blockchain technology, in the financial system of Bitcoin, its number is naturally not infinite. The "answer" of this set of algorithms is 21 million.
When a commodity is scarce enough, its "scarcity attribute" is undoubtedly its greatest value.
Just like the value of a work of art, which often depends on the key factor of whether the artist is still alive, only by ensuring that its scarcity is an established fact can it be guaranteed that its value will not be easily shaken.
Only in this way can it be profitable, and the direction of the story from now on will be very simple.
As the saying goes, capital never sleeps and is driven by interests. Speculators will not give up any opportunity to make profits, so they start to enter the market to grab chips and start to drive up prices.
Speculators don't care about concepts such as "decentralization" and "blockchain technology". To them, these are just the packaging of commodities.
Just like the value of a work of art, as long as it is hyped up to the heavens and earth, it is unique and unique, and it is enough to fool people into paying for it.
From point to point, as long as this "uniqueness" can be recognized by more and more people and form a consensus, then it will be the window period for cashing out.
From ancient times to the present, there are countless products with such "uniqueness", from tulips to clivias, from Tibetan mastiffs to trendy shoes, and even subprime debt and stocks.
It's just the product of different levels of consensus. In this game of "holding thunder in hand", there will always be an unlucky guy who takes the last shot.
But no one will feel that they are the unlucky one.
Since the birth of Bitcoin in 2009, its value has risen from 0.1 US dollars. After 4 years of ups and downs, it once reached a peak of 955.85 US dollars.
At that time, the number of Bitcoins in existence was approximately 10.5 million, and even based on a rough estimate, its market value once exceeded tens of billions of dollars.
You must know that in the virtual currency market that advocates decentralization, not only does it not have any supervision, but it is also traded around the world 24 hours a day, and there are no restrictions such as upper limit or lower limit.
Prices are completely dominated by market sentiment and are affected by various news and disturbing factors. Once the consensus collapses, its value may even evaporate overnight.
Unrestricted freedom will eventually lead to the strong trampling on the weak. The so-called decentralization without supervision may also be a utopian fantasy.
At least, it is clearly reflected in the ever-changing virtual currency market.
When the price rose to the "unprecedented" $900, the first wave of speculators who entered the market to accumulate chips obviously believed that the window period for cashing out had arrived.
An invisible sickle has cut through the virtual currency market. Many speculators have chosen to scatter shipments at high levels, pull up and then ship. A set of skillful harvesting techniques is so skillful that it makes people grit their teeth.
And as a speculator who specializes in harvesting leeks, he has never lacked patience. In the tug-of-war that lasted for a year and a half, he made a lot of money.
As the main funds fled for profit, the virtual currency market also ushered in the chaos after the first carnival. The value of Bitcoin once fell to 222.93 US dollars before it began to bottom out.
After all, in any market, there will never be a shortage of heroes standing guard at high positions, and there will also be no shortage of speculators chasing the bottom. When the two reach a certain balance, consensus will naturally be reunited to stabilize the market.
But to this day, the value of Bitcoin still has not returned to its peak, but has just recovered more than half of its strength, returning to the prefix 6.
Chunjiang Plumbing Duck predicts that once the market picks up, it will naturally attract some speculators to start entering the market and carrying sedan chairs.
No, at this juncture, didn’t Zhou Dongsheng, a speculator, come?
When Lu Sifang knocked on Zhou Dongsheng's door, the words of the two men chatting and laughing could be heard inside, and Lu Sifang couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart.
Could it be that, as soon as he arrived in this "free" land, the boss had already started to let himself go and embrace freedom?
"Enter!"
But when Lu Sifang pushed the door open, he realized that he was overthinking it. It was just Zhou Dongsheng and Principal Wang chatting.
Lu Sifang, who was holding the report, breathed a sigh of relief, and then reported to Zhou Dongsheng with a smile: "Chairman, everything you asked has been almost done, I..."
Looking at Principal Wang aside, Lu Sifang hesitated to speak.
Zhou Dongsheng waved his hand grandly, "If you have anything, it's okay to say it. Principal Wang is not an outsider. If you're not me, what's the purpose of coming to America?"
Zhou Dongsheng pursed his lips, as if to say, "Promise, the answer is in Lu Sifang's hands."
At first, Principal Wang consciously wanted to avoid suspicion and was about to get up, but when he heard Zhou Dongsheng say this, his heart couldn't help but feel warm and comfortable.
Then a trace of curiosity emerged in his heart. Sure enough, Zhou Dongsheng had another purpose, which was in line with his character of "can't afford to be early without profit".
Since the boss said so, Lu Sifang naturally didn't say much. After all, strictly speaking, Principal Wang is also one of the directors of Dongsheng Group.
"Regarding the establishment of the overseas investment department of Dongsheng Investment, according to the chairman's wishes, a trading team focusing on the virtual currency market has been established in advance, which is directly led by myself..."
"Under the instruction of the chairman, we have initially completed the establishment of a position in Bitcoin, and have been collecting funds at a low level without disturbing the market as much as possible. We have purchased more than 10,000 Bitcoins through different accounts.
currency……"
“The cost of building a warehouse is currently around US$636, which is more than US$6.4 million...”
Lu Sifang looked at the report in his hand and followed the instructions in an orderly manner. After completing the report, he looked at Zhou Dongsheng, waiting for the next instruction.
Zhou Dongsheng nodded slightly, then turned to look at Principal Wang aside, and said in a teasing tone: "Do you still remember the virtual currency I mentioned to you? Do you understand now?"
"Damn it, I didn't take it seriously when you mentioned it casually. I didn't expect you to be serious. Now you have an investment of 6 million US dollars, and you don't even blink an eye?"
Principal Wang said in amazement, and then couldn't help but mention it again.
"Do you really think this thing is reliable? The concept of decentralization and blockchain has not been recognized by the mainstream now, and it is also a deviant type in the investment field..."
"I don't know if it's reliable or not. In my opinion, these concepts are just a packaging method. What is decentralization? The majority is in the hands of the banker. It's just Satoshi Nakamoto, who can just hoard it."
There are millions of them..."
"Is this considered self-inflicted theft?"
"As long as there is a banker, there will be a center. Put aside the phenomenon and talk about the essence. Isn't this still a trading market? It's just that the products have changed..."
"Since it is a trading market, just follow the rules of the trading market. At least there are not so many restrictions in this market. As for me, I am just trying my best."
"Spend a little money to stock up on chips and wait for the price, wait and see, it doesn't hurt if you lose, but if you make a profit, it's a bloody profit..."
"After all, I have a lot of spare money in my hands right now, so I just want to put it aside and treat it as a venture capital investment."
Zhou Dongsheng was in a very good state of mind and said cheerfully, but his words were inexplicably convincing.
It's not because of Zhou Dongsheng's words, but because of Zhou Dongsheng's record of repeated victories in the past. Under the subtle influence of preconceptions, people will naturally be convinced subconsciously.
The stock god Buffett is far away, but Zhou Dongsheng is an "investment genius" who is right in front of us.
When he thought of this, it was undoubtedly proven that Principal Wang was moved.
"It just so happens that I have a million US dollars in spare money in my overseas account recently. I will enter the market later. If this 1 million US dollars can see your 'myth shattered', it will be worth the price..."
In the blink of an eye, Principal Wang made his own decision. As for the so-called "1 million U.S. dollars" of spare money, it was more likely just a "trust line".
Although he made a lot of money following Zhou Dongsheng, Principal Wang is naturally not a fool without his own opinions when it comes to investments that are "outside of his cognitive scope" and will not blindly follow Stud.
It's just that given time, Principal Wang may regret his rationality until his intestines turn blue, but this does not prevent the decision from being "correct" at the moment.
Zhou Dongsheng naturally doesn't care about this. After all, with such a huge market, even if he loses everything, he cannot be the only one.
It may even trigger a chain reaction in the market due to excessive entry movements.
If there are still traces to follow in the stock market, then the virtual currency market is like a "dark forest", following the principle of making a fortune silently.
Sneak into the village quietly, no one wants to shoot!
Whoever fired the first shot would probably trigger a second round of exodus of the main players. Zhou Dongsheng just wanted to take advantage of the situation to make a little money, and he didn't want to be taken advantage of.
However, just 10,000 chips, in the face of a huge market of 21 million chips, are still just a drop in the bucket and not enough to have much impact on the market.
Therefore, Zhou Dongsheng pondered for a moment, then turned to Lu Sifang and said: "Continue to accumulate funds and build positions according to the current progress, and keep a low profile as much as possible. It is necessary to further diversify the account. Don't stop until the book funds are exhausted!"
Zhou Dongsheng's casual words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Lu Sifang's heart so hard that his mouth went dry for a while.
Principal Wang on the side did not notice this, but after hearing Zhou Dongsheng's words, he became more determined in his decision to follow up. He wanted to see if Zhou Dongsheng's "invincible myth" would continue...
As for Lu Sifang's reaction, if nothing else, under the instruction of Chairman Zhou Dongsheng, the funds lying on the books of the overseas investment department of Dongsheng Investment were exactly 100 million U.S. dollars!
