萬事達幣

萬事達幣（Mastercoin）是建立在比特幣鏈上的一種數字貨幣和傳輸協議。能夠整合金融功能到一個加密貨幣中，這是它顯著的成就之一。^[1] 已規劃的目標包括開發分布式交易所，實現智能財產和存儲錢包。^[2]

J.R.Willett已經在2012年1月發布了第一份關於萬事達幣協議的草案作為一份白皮書，裡面提到在目前的比特幣協議「可以作為一個協議層，基於該層創造新的規則從而不需要改變底層。」^[2]

2013年7月31號，萬事達幣項目正式啟動，長達一個月的眾籌期間，任何人都可以認購萬事達幣 - 協議使用數字標記進行交易 - 通過發送比特幣到一個特定的「託管地址」。^[2] 當時的想法是，平台正處於開發中，數字標記將會變得更有價值，投資者可以出售他們的萬事達幣獲取收益。^[3] 萬事達幣基金會，一個非營利組織被創建，為了更好地利用發送到託管地址的資金。^[4] 儘管曾經被警告過，萬事達幣或許僅僅是個細心策劃的騙局，最終有500人^[5] 通過發送共5000個比特幣參與該項目，當時價值50萬美元。^[6]

2014年1月，受僱於萬事達幣基金會，J.R.Willet作為「首席架構師」全職參與該項目。^[7]

2014年2月，根據coinmarketcap.com統計的市值，萬事達幣成為第七大加密貨幣。^[8]

參考文獻

^ Bitcoin is not just digital currency. It's Napster for finance. - Term Sheet. Finance.fortune.cnn.com. 2014-01-21 [2014-02-24]. （原始內容存檔於2014-02-22）.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Buterin, Vitalik. Mastercoin: A Second-Generation Protocol on the Bitcoin Blockchain. Bitcoin Magazine. 4 November 2013 [9 January 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-01-10）.
^ Chernova, Yuliya. New Use for Bitcoin: Compensation for Open-Source Software Development. The Wall Street Journal. [13 February 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-03-28）.
^ Buterin, Vitalik. Mastercoin: A Second-Generation Protocol on the Bitcoin Blockchain. Bitcoin Magazine. 4 November 2013 [13 February 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-01-10）.
^ Hamill, Jasper. Fed Up With Bitcoin? Here's How To Start Your Own Currency. Forbes. 30 November 2013 [13 February 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-03-14）.
^ Nermin Hajdarbegovic. Mastercoin Foundation Lets Virtual Currencies use Bitcoin Protocol. Coindesk.com. 2013-12-06 [2014-02-24]. （原始內容存檔於2014-04-05）.
^ Master Protocol Creator J.R. Willett Joins Mastercoin Foundation as Full-Time Chief Architect. Mastercoin Foundation. [2014-02-24]. （原始內容存檔於2014-03-01）.
^ Paul Vigna. BitBeat: Bitcoin Exchanges Finally Getting Some Relief. WSJ.com. 2014-02-14 [2014-02-27]. （原始內容存檔於2014-03-01）.

外部連結

[1] Bitcoin is not just digital currency. It's Napster for finance. - Term Sheet. Finance.fortune.cnn.com. 2014-01-21 [2014-02-24]. （原始內容存檔於2014-02-22）.

[buterin-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Buterin, Vitalik. Mastercoin: A Second-Generation Protocol on the Bitcoin Blockchain. Bitcoin Magazine. 4 November 2013 [9 January 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-01-10）.

[3] Chernova, Yuliya. New Use for Bitcoin: Compensation for Open-Source Software Development. The Wall Street Journal. [13 February 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-03-28）.

[buterin2013-4] Buterin, Vitalik. Mastercoin: A Second-Generation Protocol on the Bitcoin Blockchain. Bitcoin Magazine. 4 November 2013 [13 February 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-01-10）.

[hamill2013-5] Hamill, Jasper. Fed Up With Bitcoin? Here's How To Start Your Own Currency. Forbes. 30 November 2013 [13 February 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-03-14）.

[6] Nermin Hajdarbegovic. Mastercoin Foundation Lets Virtual Currencies use Bitcoin Protocol. Coindesk.com. 2013-12-06 [2014-02-24]. （原始內容存檔於2014-04-05）.

[7] Master Protocol Creator J.R. Willett Joins Mastercoin Foundation as Full-Time Chief Architect. Mastercoin Foundation. [2014-02-24]. （原始內容存檔於2014-03-01）.

[8] Paul Vigna. BitBeat: Bitcoin Exchanges Finally Getting Some Relief. WSJ.com. 2014-02-14 [2014-02-27]. （原始內容存檔於2014-03-01）.

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