Litecoin (LTC) là gì?

Litecoin (LTC) la mot dong tien ky thuat so ban co the gui cho bat ky ai tren the gioi qua internet ma khong can qua ngan hang. No hoat dong tren blockchain cong khai rieng cua minh (mot cuon so ghi chep dung chung ma tat ca moi nguoi deu co the xem nhung khong ai co the bi mat thay doi), va duoc xay dung de la phien ban nhanh hon, re hon cua Bitcoin danh cho cac thanh toan hang ngay. Moi nguoi thuong goi Litecoin la "bac ky thuat so" tuong ung voi "vang ky thuat so" cua Bitcoin.

Litecoin la gi theo nghia don gian?

Hay tuong tuong mot cuon so khong lo ton tai tren hang nghin may tinh cung mot luc. Moi khi ai do gui tien, mot dong moi duoc them vao so, va tat ca cac may tinh kiem tra tinh trung thuc cua dong do truoc khi no duoc ghi lai. Khi da duoc ghi, no khong bao gio bi xoa. Cuon so do la blockchain, va dong tien duoc ghi trong do goi la LTC (ma ticker, giong nhu "AAPL" danh cho Apple).

Voi Litecoin, ban khong can ngan hang de giu tien hoac phe duyet thanh toan. Ban giu tien trong vi (mot ung dung hoac thiet bi luu tru khoa bi mat cua ban), va co the gui LTC cho ban be o phia kia trai dat trong vai phut, bat ke ngay hay dem. Day la y tuong cot loi cua Litecoin: dong tien mo, nhanh, chi phi thap chay tren internet thay vi ben trong ngan hang.

Ai da tao ra Litecoin va khi nao?

Litecoin duoc tao ra boi Charlie Lee, mot ky su may tinh tung lam viec tai Google. Ong ra mat no vao thang 10 nam 2011, chi vai nam sau khi Bitcoin xuat hien. Charlie khong co y thay the Bitcoin. Thay vao do, ong lay ma nguon mo cua Bitcoin va chinh sua de tao ra mot dong coin xac nhan thanh toan nhanh hon va it ton kem hon. Vi phan mem cua Litecoin mo va mien phi, bat ky ai cung co the doc, sao chep, hoac gop phan cai thien no.

Hom nay, du an duoc ho tro boi Litecoin Foundation, mot to chuc phi loi nhuan giup tai tro phat trien. Khong ai "so huu" Litecoin theo cach mot cong ty so huu mot san pham. No thuoc ve mang luoi nguoi dung toan cau va nhung tinh nguyen vien van hanh no.

Litecoin hoat dong nhu the nao?

De hieu Litecoin hoat dong nhu the nao, hay hinh dung mot doi ke toan toan cau dang canh tranh de them trang tiep theo vao cuon so dung chung. Nhung ke toan nay duoc goi la tho dao (miner). May tinh cua ho canh tranh de giai mot bai toan toan hoc kho, va nguoi giai dau tien se them khoi giao dich moi nhat. Phan thuong, tho dao do nhan duoc LTC moi tao cung voi cac phi nho ma moi nguoi da tra de gui tien. Qua trinh nay duoc goi la Bang chung Cong viec (Proof of Work) (mot he thong ma may tinh phai tieu thu dien nang va cong suc thuc su de gianh quyen them giao dich, khien viec gian lan cuc ky ton kem).

Duoi day la nhung dieu tao nen su dac biet cua Litecoin:

• Khoi nhanh hon: Mot khoi moi duoc them vao khoang 2,5 phut mot lan, so voi khoang 10 phut tren Bitcoin, vi vay thanh toan cua ban thuong duoc xac nhan som hon.
• Bai toan khac: Litecoin su dung bai toan khai thac ten la Scrypt thay vi bai toan ma Bitcoin su dung. No ban dau duoc chon de cho phep may tinh thong thuong khai thac cong bang hon.
• Nguon cung lon hon: Se chi co tong cong 84 trieu LTC. Con so nay gap bon lan gioi han 21 trieu cua Bitcoin, nhung van la muc tran co dinh, vi vay khong ai co the in ra dong tien moi khong gioi han.
• Su kien halving: Cu khoang bon nam mot lan, phan thuong ma tho dao nhan duoc cho moi khoi bi cat giam mot nua. Dieu nay lam cham qua trinh xuat hien dong tien moi, duy tri su khan hiem cua nguon cung theo thoi gian.

Litecoin duoc su dung de lam gi?

Cong viec chinh cua Litecoin luon la thanh toan. Vi nhanh va phi thuong rat nho (thuong chi la mot phan cua mot xu), no hoat dong tot de gui tien cho ban be, thanh toan cho nguoi ban hang truc tuyen, va chuyen gia tri giua cac san giao dich tien ma hoa. Nhieu doanh nghiep chap nhan tien ma hoa ho tro LTC, va cac don vi xu ly thanh toan cho phep cac cua hang nhan Litecoin va chuyen doi ngay lap tuc sang tien thuong nhu dollar hoac euro.

Moi nguoi dung Litecoin de:

• Gui tien xuyen bien gioi nhanh chong ma khong can ngan hang hay chuyen tien quoc te.
• Thuc hien cac giao dich nho hang ngay khi phi cao se khong hop ly.
• Chuyen von giua cac san giao dich mot cach re tien vi cac giao dich tat toan nhanh.
• Nam giu dai han, giong nhu mot so nguoi doi xu voi cac tien ma hoa khac.

Litecoin cung dong vai tro la mot loai san thu nghiem cho nhung y tuong moi, voi mot so nang cap duoc thu nghiem tren Litecoin truoc khi Bitcoin ap dung, vi mang luoi cua no tuong tu nhung nho hon va de cap nhat hon.

Dieu gi lam Litecoin khac biet?

Cach nho don gian nhat: Bitcoin la vang ky thuat so, Litecoin la bac ky thuat so. Vang quy gia va moi nguoi giu dai han, trong khi bac doi dao hon va duoc su dung thuong xuyen hon trong cuoc song hang ngay. Litecoin nghieng ve vai tro chi tieu hang ngay nay voi xac nhan nhanh hon, phi thap hon, va nguon cung lon hon.

Litecoin cung da them cac tuy chon quyen rieng tu. Mot nang cap goi la MWEB (Mimblewimble Extension Blocks) cho phep nguoi dung chon gui LTC theo cach bi mat hon, an cac so tien duoc gui. Day la tuy chon, khong tu dong, vi vay hau het cac giao dich van hoat dong theo cach thong thuong, hoan toan cong khai.

Mot su khac biet lon khac la danh tieng. Litecoin la mot trong nhung tien ma hoa lau doi nhat van dang hoat dong. No van hanh lien tuc tu nam 2011 ma mang luoi cua no chua bao gio bi tat thanh cong hoac bi hack, mang lai cho no mot lich su dai han, on dinh ma cac dong tien moi hon chua the khang dinh.

Lam the nao de mua va luu tru Litecoin?

Mua LTC rat don gian. Hau het cac san giao dich tien ma hoa lon (cac cho truc tuyen noi ban giao dich tien thuong lay tien ma hoa) deu niem yet Litecoin, vi no la mot trong nhung dong tien duoc ho tro rong rai nhat. Ban dang ky, xac minh danh tinh, nap tien mat, va doi lay LTC.

Luu tru an toan moi la phan quan trong. Ban co hai lua chon chinh:

• Vi nong: cac ung dung tren dien thoai hoac may tinh luon ket noi internet. Tien loi de chi tieu nhung dez bi lo tro hon truoc hacker.
• Vi lanh: cac thiet bi nho ngoai mang (thuong goi la vi phan cung) giu khoa bi mat cua ban ngat ket noi voi internet, an toan hon nhieu cho so tien lon.

Quy tac vang cua tien ma hoa: ai nam giu khoa rieng tu (mat khau bi mat kiem soat dong tien cua ban) nguoi do kiem soat tien. Neu ban ghi lai cum tu phuc hoi va giu no ngoai mang va rieng tu, LTC cua ban van la cua ban. Neu ban mat no hoac chia se no, cac dong tien co the mat mai mai.

Litecoin co an toan khong? Nhung rui ro can biet

Ban than mang luoi cua Litecoin duoc coi la vung chac va da duoc thu nghiem nhieu, nhung "an toan" khong co nghia la "khong co rui ro." Day la nhung rui ro thuc su ma moi nguoi moi bat dau nen biet:

• Bien dong gia: Gia tri cua LTC co the tang hoac giam manh trong thoi gian ngan. Tien ban bo vao co the sau nay co gia tri thap hon nhieu.
• Khong co nut hoan tac: Cac giao dich tien ma hoa la vinh vien. Neu ban gui LTC den dia chi sai, thuong khong co cach nao lay lai duoc.
• Lua dao va lua chao: Cac trang web gia mao, nhan vien ho tro gia mao, va cac de nghi "nhan doi dong tien cua ban" rat pho bien. Khong co ai hop phap nao yeu cau cum tu phuc hoi cua ban.
• Tu chiu trach nhiem: Khong co ngan hang de goi, viec bao ve khoa hoan toan do ban.

Day khong phai la loi khuyen tai chinh. Luon tu nghien cuu va khong bao gio dau tu tien ma ban khong the chiu dung de mat.

Litecoin va Bitcoin co giong nhau khong?

Khong. Litecoin duoc cam hung tu Bitcoin va chia se nhieu thiet ke cua no, nhung xac nhan giao dich nhanh hon, tinh phi thap hon, co nguon cung toi da lon hon (84 trieu so voi 21 trieu), va su dung mot bai toan khai thac khac goi la Scrypt.

Mot giao dich Litecoin mat bao lau?

Mot khoi moi duoc them vao khoang 2,5 phut mot lan, vi vay hau het cac thanh toan LTC duoc xac nhan trong vai phut, nhanh hon Bitcoin noi chung.

Litecoin co het khong?

LTC moi tiep tuc duoc tao ra cho den khi tong so dat gioi han co dinh la 84 trieu dong tien. Sau do, khong co dong tien moi nao duoc duc, va cac tho dao chi kiem duoc phi giao dich ma moi nguoi tra.

Toi co can mua mot Litecoin nguyen khong?

Khong. Litecoin co the duoc chia nho thanh nhung phan rat nho, vi vay ban co the mua mot phan nho cua mot LTC. Ban khong can du kha nang mua toan bo mot dong tien de bat dau.