中外虚拟货币的含义及其研究视角——兼评Q币的性质

The Meanings and Research Perspectives of Virtual Money at Home and Abroad——And an Argument about the Properties of Q Coin

根据发行主体和流通范围将1997年以来中外文献论及的各种虚拟货币分为三类,即广义虚拟货币、狭义虚拟货币和特殊虚拟货币等。对广义虚拟货币、狭义虚拟货币的研究情况进行了归纳,并具体分析了国内最大的网络虚拟货币Q币的性质,认为Q币具有价值尺度、流通手段和支付手段等货币属性。

This article divides various ＂virtual money＂ mentioned in data at home and abroad from 1997 into three groups, namely broad - sensed virtual money, narrow- sensed virtual money and special virtual money according to the issuing entities and circulation scales, The research perspectives of virtual money at home and abroad are also introduced. Meanwhile, the author argues about Q Coin, the most popular net virtual currency in China, to be of some properties of real money as means of valuation, circulation and payment.