ICO是什么?
What's ICO?
对一个企业来说,只要规模达到一定程度,就可以对外募集资金了。
For an enterprise, it is possible to raise funds abroad as long as it reaches a certain level of size.
第一次公开募集资金叫做Initial Public Offerings,也就是IPO。
The first public fund-raising was called Initial Public Activities, i.e. IPO.
而ICO的全称是Initial Coin Offering,叫做首次货币发行,意思就是让更小的公司在成立之初就能通过发行自己的虚拟货币来公开募集资金 ,是数字货币领域里面的一个新概念。
The full name of the ICO is Initial Coin Offering, called the first money issue, which means that smaller companies can raise funds publicly by issuing their own virtual currency at the beginning of their existence, a new concept in the digital currency field.
那我为什么说它是一个正在酝酿着巨大风险的机会呢?
Then why do I say it is an opportunity to create great risks?
这个需要从整个数字货币的历史说起,最后落点落到这个ICO到底是什么,以及它有什么样的风险上。
This needs to start with the history of the entire digital currency, the final drop point to what this ICO is and what risks it has.
希望你听了之后,能对眼前的这个机会有充分的把握。
I hope that, when you hear it, you will be able to take full advantage of this opportunity before you.
区块链技术
Block Chain Technology
其实,比特币的背后就是加密的分布式账本系统,简称叫区块链技术。
In fact, behind is the encrypted distributed account system called block chain technology.
除了数字货币以外,这个技术其实还可以用在很多其它的领域,比如有一家提供线上数字签名的公司叫做DocuSign,这家公司成立于2003年,到2015年它融资2.3亿美元的时候,估值就达到30亿美元了,今年疯传它应该很快会上市了。
In addition to digital money, this technology can actually be used in a number of other areas, such as DocuSign, a company that provides digital signatures online, which was founded in 2003 and valued at $3 billion by the time it financed $230 million in 2015, and this year's wild news that it should be on the market soon.
他们做的数字签名技术能让很多文件的签署都是在线上完成,那如何保证这个数字签名是真的,如何保证它的安全性呢?区块链技术的分布式账本系统就能很好地解决这个问题。现在美国那边很多人在签署数字文件的时候用的都是这个DocuSign,它的用户量极广。
The digital signature technology that they do makes many of the documents signed online, so how do we ensure that the number is authentic and secure? The distributed account system of block chain technology solves the problem. Now many people in the United States use this DocuSign when they sign digital documents, and it has a huge number of users.
迅速升温的ICO
The ICO, which is rapidly warming.
肯定很多人会想,现在既然已经有了一个通用的货币系统被开发出来,那能不能把这个通用货币系统用到企业的股票里面呢?
Surely many would wonder if, now that a universal monetary system has been developed, could it be used in a company's stock?
因为企业的股票其实就可以看成是一个虚拟货币,利用以太坊系统能帮助每一个企业建立一个自己的虚拟货币系统。而且,把这个虚拟货币和股票对应起来。这就能让那些刚刚成立的,还不能公开发售股票的企业,通过发行自己公司的虚拟货币来进行募集资金,这个就叫ICO。
Because a firm’s stock can actually be seen as a virtual currency, using the Etherm system to help each firm build its own virtual money system. And, by matching this with a stock, it can be used to raise funds by issuing a virtual currency of its own, which is called the ICO.
可以说, ICO帮助那些不能发售股票的企业,绕开了IPO,绕开了监管,让发展更为初期的公司有了一个更加灵活的融资手段 。
It can be said that ICO helps firms that cannot sell stocks, bypassing IPOs, bypassing regulation, and giving firms that have developed at an earlier stage a more flexible means of financing.
所以,ICO其实就等于是一个虚拟货币,因为虽然它是号称和公司的股票挂钩。但是,毕竟这公司在初创期的时候,风险是巨大的。所以,ICO发行的货币和其它的虚拟货币一样,风险都非常地大。
So the ICO is actually a virtual currency, because it's called and tied to the company's shares. But, after all, at the start-up, the risks are huge. So, like other virtual currencies, the ICO issues money that is very risky.
我认为,ICO的概念在中国会迅速升温,而且被追捧。因为中国现在对很多新的概念都非常地追捧。尤其是有很多的业外人士,喜欢通过巧立名目的方式来借新概念去炒作自己的产品。想一想当初的O2O,P2P这些概念,其实都曾经被很多传销机构借用过。
I think that the ICO concept will soon warm up in China and be popular. Because China now has a lot of new ideas.
而且,ICO的概念一旦在中国升温,而且被追捧以后,很快就会出问题。不过,因为它涉及到金融机构的问题,所以肯定会被治理。我的建议是,除非你认为自己命好,能够在这一轮马上就要到来的ICO泡沫破灭之前跑路。当然,这个可能性并不大,因为泡沫破灭的特点就是它不知道什么时候会破灭。除非你是专家,除非对方完全可信,要不然的话,一定要谨慎进入。
And, once the ICO concept warms up in China and is popular, it will soon come up with a problem. But, because it involves financial institutions, it will certainly be governed. My suggestion is that unless you think your life is good, you can run until this round of ICO bubbles is about to burst.
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