全球比特币bitcoin市场前景及投资研究报告-培训课件外文版2024.4

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01PriceBitcoin(BTC)priceperdayfromJuly1,2021toMarch26,2024(inU.S.dollars)BitcoinBTC/USDpricehistoryupuntilMar26,202480,00070,00060,00050,00040,00030,00020,00010,0003Description:Bitcoin(BTC)priceagainreachedanall-timehighin2021,asvaluesexceededover65,000USDinNovember2021.ThatparticularpricehikewasconnectedtothelaunchofaBitcoinETFintheUnitedStates,whilstothersin2021wereduetoeventsinvolvingTeslaandCoinbase,respectively.Tesla'sannouncementinMarch2021thatithadacquired1.5billionU.S.dollars'worthofthedigitalcoin,forexample,aswellastheIPOoftheU.S.'biggestcryptoexchangefueledmassinterest.The[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;July1,2021toMarch26,2024;Monthlyfiguresareasoftheendofthatparticularmonth;OpeningpriceSource(s):CoinGeckoPricedevelopmentofthetop100cryptocurrenciesasofMarch26,2024(inU.S.dollars)Pricecomparisonandpricechangeofthetop100cryptoasofMarch26,2024Price

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ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;March26,at17:44CET;Figureswereroundedtotwodecimals,andrefertothetop100coinsbasedonmarketcapitalizationSource(s):CoinGecko;CoinMarketCapVolatility-thepricefluctuation-ofBitcoin(BTC)fromJanuary1,2021toJanuary27,20247-dayBitcoinBTC/USDrealizedvolatilityuntilJanuary27,202435%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%5Description:PriceswingsofBitcoinincreasedsubstantiallyinNovember2022,recordinga10-dayvolatilityofmorethan100percent.Measuredinametriccalledvolatility,thepercentageshownherereflecthowmuchthepriceofBTCinU.S.dollarschangedhistoricallyoverapreceding7-daywindow.Changescanbeeitherupordown,withahighervolatilityreflectingthatanassetismorerisky,aspricemovementsarelesseasytopredictandcanswinginanydirection.Thevolatilitymetricreferredto[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January1,2021toJanuary27,2024;Rolling10-dayrealizedvolatility,benchmarkedagainsttheS&P500Source(s):Website(P)FeeperBitcointransactionfromOctober2006toJanuary28,2024(inU.S.dollars)AveragefeeperBitcoin(BTC)transactionasofJanuary28,2024302520151050-56Description:ThetransactionfeeofatransactioninvolvingBitcoinslowlyincreasedduringNovember2022,astradingvolumegrewinthewakeofthecollapse.Thefeeof1.5USD,however,isinstarkcontracttothefirstwaveofpublicinterestinthecryptocurrency,whenthefeepertransactionwasover50U.S.dollars.Regardless,theBitcointradingvolumeintheUnitedStateswasbiggerin2017thanitwasduring2020.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;October2006toJanuary28,2024;Averagetransactionfeesforallcryptocurrenciescombined,inUSDpertransactionSource(s):BlockchainBitcoinCash(BCH)priceperdayfromJuly1,2021toMarch26,2024(inU.S.dollars)BitcoinCashBCH/USDpricehistoryupuntilMar26,202490080070060050040030020010007Description:TheaveragepriceofoneBitcoinCashreacheditsall-timehighin2017,althoughthepricesincethennevercameclosetothatposition.AsofMarch26,2024,oneBitcoinCashtokenwasworth488.04U.S.dollars,asopposedtothenearly2,500USDfromthepeakin2017.BitcoinCash-abbreviatedasBCH-isavariantofthemuchmoreknownBitcoin-orBTC-,andistradedseparatelyononlineexchanges.Thatthetwocryptocurrenciesaredifferentfromeachotheralreadyshowswhen[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;July1,2021toMarch26,2024;Monthlyfiguresareasoftheendofthatparticularmonth;OpeningpriceSource(s):CoinGeckoCHAPTER

02Marketcap/dominanceMarketcapitalizationofBitcoin(BTC)fromApril2013toJanuary28,2024(inbillionU.S.dollars)DailyBitcoin(BTC)marketcaphistoryupuntilJanuary28,2024Bitcoin(BTC)marketcap(inbillionU.S.dollars)Year-on-yearpercentagechange(%)1,4001,2001,000800600400200016001400120010008006004002000-2009Description:InApril2021,theBitcoinmarketcapreachedanall-timehighandhadgrownbyover1,000billionUSDwhencomparedtothesummermonths.Themarketcapitalizationdeclinesincethatmoment,reachingroughly600billionU.S.dollarsinJune2021.MarketcapitalizationiscalculatedbymultiplyingthetotalnumberofBitcoinsincirculationbytheBitcoinprice.TheBitcoinmarketcapitalizationincreasedfromapproximatelyonebillionU.S.dollarsin2013toseveraltimesthisamountsince[...]ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;April2013toJanuary28,2024;Monthlyfiguresareasofthelastdateofthatparticularmonth;PercentagechangedhavebeencalculatedbySource(s):CoinMarketCap;Biggestcryptocurrencyintheworld-bothcoinsandtokens-basedonmarketcapitalizationonJanuary29,2024(inbillionU.S.dollars)Marketcapof120crypto-inclstablecoin,DeFi,metaverse-inJanuary2024Crypto

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isconsideredamajorinthecryptocurrencyspace.Interestingly,Bitcoinisoneofthe(very)fewcoinslistedas"storeofvalue",orcrypto[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January29,2024,on10:44CET;Thecategorieslistedhavebeenassignedby

usingvarioussources.Thisbecausetheuseof,forexample,Bitcoin(BTC)isnoticeablydifferentthan,say,Tether(USDT).PleasedonotethatthedistinctionbetweenthesecategoriesisnotalwaysclearcutSource(s):CoinMarketCapBitcoinmarketdominance-itsmarketcaprelativetothemarketcapofallothercryptocurrenciesintheworld-fromApril2013uptoJanuary28,2024Bitcoin(BTC)vsaltcoindominancehistoryuptoJanuary28,2024Bitcoin(BTC)dominance(%)Altcoindominance(%)120%100%80%60%40%20%0%11Description:BitcoindominancesteadilydeclinedinDecember2023tobelow50percent,amidrumorsofcentralbankshaltingorpotentiallyloweringinterestratesinthefuture.Withinthecryptoworld,thisso-called"dominance"ratioisoneoftheoldestandmostinvestigatedmetricsavailable.Itmeasuresthecoin'smarketcaprelativetotheoverallcryptomarket-effectivelyshowinghowstrongBitcoincomparedtoalltheothercryptocurrenciesthatarenotBTC,called"altcoins".Whydominance[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;April2013uptoJanuary28,2024Source(s):CoinGecko;Bitcoin(BTC),Ethereum(ETH)dominance-theirmarketcaprelativetothemarketcapofallothercryptocurrenciesintheworld-onJanuary29,2024Marketdominanceof11cryptocurrenciesonJanuary29,2024Others12.48%Tron(TRX)0.63%Dogecoin(DOGE)0.73%Cardano(ADA)1.1%USDCoin(USDC)1.65%Solana(SOL)2.66%Ripple(XRP)1.81%BinanceCoin(BNB)2.92%Tether(USDT)6.06%Bitcoin(BTC)52.38%Ethereum(ETH)17.26%12Description:BitcoinandEthereumtogethermadeupmorethanhalfofthecryptomarketin2024,withnewercoinslosingout.OneexampleisPolkadotorDOT,analtcointhatwentliveinAugust2020but,atfirst,increasinglyattractinginterestin2021asitwasseenasaviablecompetitortoEthereum'sblockchainstructure.Indeed,sixmonthsafteritsinitialrelease,thevalueofPolkadotwasalreadysixtimeshigherthanitduringitslaunch.By2024,themarketpositionofEthereumhadnotchangedthat[...]ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;December5,2023,on16:31CET;ThesourcemovedLitecoin(LTC)andBitcoinCash(BTC)tothe"Others"columninMarch2022-signifyingtheirdominancehadbecometoolow;Terra(LUNA)droppedoutofthelistafteritsdeclineinMay2022Source(s):TradingViewCHAPTER

03Networkactivity/transactionsNumberofBitcoin(BTC)transactionsperdayontheblockchainfromJanuary2009toJanuary16,2024(in1,000s)Bitcoin(BTC)dailytransactionvolumeupuntilJanuary16,20248007006005004003002001000-10014Description:Bitcoinwouldbeprocessedontheblockchainroughly200,000timesperdayinNovember2022,afigurethatstayedrelativelystablein2022.ComparedtoothercryptocurrenciessuchasEthereum,thistransactionvolumewassignificantlybigger.Thismightexplainthehighmarketcapitalizationofseveralcryptocurrencies.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January2009toJanuary15,2024;Monthlyfiguresareasoftheendofthatparticularmonth;Thenumbersprovidedconcernnetworktransactions,notthetradingvolumeofeachcoinSource(s):BitInfoChartsDailynumberofuniqueaddressesthatwereactiveontheblockchainnetworkeitherasasenderorreceiverofBitcoin(BTC)fromJanuary1,2021toNovember6,2022DailyactiveBitcoin(BTC)addressesupuntilNovember6,20221,600,0001,400,0001,200,0001,000,000800,000600,000400,000200,000015Description:ThenumberofaddressesthatactivelysentorreceivedBitcoinontheblockchainpeakedinApril2021,nearlyreaching1.5milliononasingleday.Inthefollowingmonths,thisnumbervarieddramaticallyfromdaytoday,reachingaround700,000addressesatislowestpoint.Bitcoinhasalimitedsupply,asitisprogrammedtohaveamaximumsupplyof21millioncoinsatmost.Bylate2022,morethan90percentofthismaximumlimitwasreached.

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January1,2021toNovember6,2022Source(s):MessariNVTratio-themarketcapagainstthenumberoftransactionsontheblockchain-ofBitcoin(BTC)fromJanuary1,2021toJanuary28,2024Bitcoin(BTC)investorsentimentupuntilJanuary28,202440035030025020015010050016Description:Bitcoin'smarketsentimentwasbullishinJune2022,asisshowninthedevelopmentofthecryptocurrency'sNVTratio.TheNetworkValuetoTransactionsorNVTratioissomewhatcomparabletoaP/Eratio,inthatitcomparesthenumberoftransactionsofaparticularcoinonasetdayagainstthatcoin'smarketcap.AlowNVTratiomeansthatthattransactionvolumeofacryptocurrencyisgrowingfasterthanthecoin'smarketcap-meaninginvestorsentimentisbullish,oroptimistic-[...]ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January1,2021toJanuary28,2024;NVTmeasuresNetworkValue-ormarketcapinthecryptoworld-againstTransactions-ornetworkactivitySource(s):CoinMetricsAveragetransactionspeedof74cryptocurrencieswiththehighestmarketcapasofJanuary2024(inminutes)Transactionspeedrankingof74crypto-includingDeFiandmetaverse-in2024Transaction

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04TradingvolumeBitcoin(BTC)24hourtradevolumefromJuly1,2020toJanuary28,2024(inbillionU.S.dollars)DailyBitcoin(BTC)24hvolumehistoryupuntilJanuary28,202420018016014012010080604020019Description:BitcointradingvolumepeakedinlateFebruary2021toalevelmuchhigherintherestoftheyear,markingasignificantmonthinthecoin'shistory.WhilstthereisnoclearexplanationwhythetradevolumewentupsomuchonFebruary26,Bitcoin'spricedevelopmentsuggeststhecryptocurrency'svaluearoundthattimedeclinedsomewhatafterweeksofgrowthandcontinuedmediaattention.Thatmorning,Bitcoinwentdownbyaround11percent-potentiallysparkingabuyingfrenzyfor[...]

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1505202530Tether(USDT)Bitcoin(BTC)27.5614.91Ethereum(ETH)USDC(USDC)6.814.23FirstDigitalUSD(FDUSD)Solana(SOL)2.842.31BinanceCoin(BNB)Avalanche(AVAX)Ripple(XRP)0.760.730.67Sui(SUI)0.46MantaNetwork(MANTA)Arbitrum(ARB)0.420.370.36Chainlink(LINK)20Description:Basedon24hourtradingvolume,stablecoinTetheroutpacedEthereumandBitcoininJanuary2024.Thisissomewhatsimilartoamarketcapleaguetableofmorethan100cryptocurrencies-includingonesforDeFi,andstablecoins.Thetwovirtualcoinsweretheonlyonestoreachover100billionU.S.dollars,withEthereumfollowingbyaroundonehalfthisamount.DoesthismeanthatBitcoingetstradedmorethanEthereum?Notnecessarily,asthedailytransactionsofEthereum[...]

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ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January29,2024,at13:01CET;Cryptotradingistrackedbycurrencypair,meaningthataplatformlikeBinance-whichusetheirowncryptocurrencyfortrading-mightshowupmultipletimeswithinthisrankingSource(s):CoinGeckoSharperatio-theaveragereturnoninvestmentcomparedtopotentialrisks-ofBitcoin(BTC)fromJanuary1,2021toJanuary29,2024Bitcoin(BTC)SharperatiountilJanuary29,2024BitcoinS&P500121086420-222Description:Bitcoin'sSharperatioinNovember2022wasbelowthatoftheS&P500,reachingavaluethatwasconsideredtobebad.Thisparticularratiogivesinvestorsanideaonhowtheirinvestmentsperformonthelongrun,andiscalculatedbysubstractingrisk-freeratefromtheexpectedreturnofaparticularasset.ThehighertheSharperatio,themoretheextrariskisactuallypayingoff-asreturnsareabove-average.InthecaseofBitcoin,theratiowasmostlybetweennegativevaluesoravalueof[...]

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05MiningNumberofBitcointokensincirculationfromOctober2009toAugust2,2023(inmillions)Bitcoin(BTC)circulatingsupplyhistoryupuntilAugust2,2023252015105024Description:HowmanyBitcoinsareincirculation?Sinceitsinceptioninlate2009,figuresforthiscryptocurrencykeptonincreasinggradually.Atfirstglance,thenumberofBitcoinscurrentlyinexistencehavenotbeendramaticallyinfluencedbypricesurgesin2017and2020.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;October2009toAugust2,2023;Bitcoin(BTC)hasamaximumsupplyof21millioncoinsSource(s):Blockchain;MessariDistributionofBitcoinmininghashratefromSeptember2019toJanuary2022,bycountryCountrieswiththehighestBitcoin(BTC)mininghashrate2019-2022UnitedStatesChinaKazakhstanCanadaRussiaGermanyMalaysiaIrelandIranOther100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%Sep

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202225Description:MostBitcoinminingoccurredintheUnitedStates,accordingtoIPaddressesfromso-calledhashersthatusedcertainBitcoinminingpoolsin2021.Likelythisisconnectedtoenergypricesworldwide:ElectricitycostsinGermanywereover10timesmoreexpensivethanin,forexample,China-thecountrythatforalongtimewasthelargestcryptomineruntillate2021.Bitcoinrequiresenergyforhashing,orthePCprocessingpowerneededtobuildtheblockchain.Simplyput,themore[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;September2019toJanuary2022;Thecountrynamesunderneaththegraphiccanbeclickedupon-sotoremovecertaincountries,orgettoaparticularcountryofinterestSource(s):Varioussources(BTC.com,Poolin,andViaBTC)Bitcoin(BTC)miningrevenuefromJuly2010toDecember2023MonthlyminingrevenueofBitcoin(BTC)2010-2023Bitcoinminingrevenue(inmillionU.S.dollars)Year-on-yearpercentagechange(%)2,0001,8001,6001,4001,2001,0008004500040000350003000025000200001500010000500060040020000-500026Description:Bitcoinminersmadeover200percentmorerevenueinDecember2023whencomparedtothesamemonthin2022.ThiswasaccordingtoblockchaindatathatmeasuresminingrevenueforBTCspecifically.Minerrevenuenormallyconsistsofbothblockrewards,theinitialrewardwhenminingacoin,andfuturetransactionfeeswheneversomeoneusesthecoinyoumined.Asof2024,Bitcoinisthemaincointhatisbeingcreatedviamining-ortheconceptof"Proof-of-Work"orPoW-after[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;July2010toDecember2023;DailyfigureshavebeenconvertedbySource(s):CoinMetrics;tomonthlyfiguresAverageminingdifficultyofBitcoinfromJanuary2009toJanuary20,2024(interahash)WeeklyBitcoin(BTC)miningdifficultyupuntilJanuary20,202480706050403020100-1027Description:AsofJanuary2024,miningnewBitcoin(BTC)ontheblockchainbecamemoderatelylessdifficultcomparedtoearlierthatmonth.Thisfigureessentiallyreflectshowmuchcomputingpowerisbeingappliedtominethisparticularcryptocurrency,andiscalculatedevery14daysbasedonthehashingpowerthatiscompetingforrewardsonthenetworkduringthisperiod.HashingreferstotheamountofprocessingpowerthatPCsusetobuildtheblockchain:themoreblocksofverified[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January2014toJanuary20,2024;Thefiguresprovidedshowmanytimesonaverageminersshouldcalculateasolfunctiontofindacryptocurrencyblock;Bitcoindifficultyisadjustedevery2,016blocks,whichisroughlyeverytwoweeks,toensuretheaverageintervalbetweenblocksremainsat10minutes.Source(s):Website(BTC.com)MiningprofitabilityofBitcoinperdayfromJuly2015toJanuary14,2024(inU.S.dollarperdayforoneterahash/s)Bitcoin(BTC)miningprofitabilityupuntilJanuary14,20243.53.02.52.01.51.00.50.028Description:MiningBitcoinmadeincreasinglymoremoneyattheendof2020,butprofitgrowthseeminglystoppedduringMarch2021.Duringtheminingofcryptocurrencies,acomputeristryingtosolvecomplicatedlogicpuzzlestoverifytransactionsintheblockchain.Whenthisprocessiscompleted,theminerreceivescryptocurrencyasablockreward.Theunderlyingdevelopmentisthatmachineswithmorecomputingpower-orhashrate-arelikelytosolvemorepuzzles,andthereforeminemore[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;July2015toJanuary14,2024;Monthlyfiguresareasoftheendofthatparticularmonth.Source(s):BitInfoChartsCHAPTER

06BitcoinATMsNumberofBitcoinATMsworldwidefromOctober2013toJanuary2024MonthlynumberofBitcoinATMsworldwide2015-2024NumberofBitcoinATMs(purenumber)Year-on-yearpercentagechange(%)45,00040,00035,00030,00025,00020,00015,00010,0005,00060005000400030002000100000-100030Description:ThenumberofBitcoinATMsworld