Blockchain development： innovation rather than ＂routine＂

　　Blockchain on chain

　　Our reporter Liu Yuanyuan Intern reporter Dai Xiaopei

　　Since the end of October, blockchain has become the focus of attention, causing a lot of attention and discussion.

　　The Science and Technology Daily reporter learned that the blockchain has begun to take root in many vertical industries such as finance, food and public welfare in China, bringing a "trust mechanism" to the development of many industries. At the same time, however, some people are fishing in troubled waters in this emerging field, and in the name of blockchain, they are either mystifying or deceiving money.

　　Mistaken into the "easy to get in but difficult to get out" fund disk

　　"The operation of blockchain is fairer than the stock market … …” On the evening of November 14th, Kan Kan, an "investment analyst", talked in the webcast room of a fund disk.

　　The reporter of Science and Technology Daily found that analysts repeatedly claimed that the stock market did not make money, and recommended netizens to invest in blockchain projects on the capital plate. Strangely, the analyst did not show his face, but also stressed to netizens: "It must be kept secret."

　　Wang Xiaoyu’s (pseudonym) family recently invested in this fund disk. She felt unreliable from the beginning. In order to find out, she followed her family to listen to several "investment classes" in the live broadcast room.

　　She found that sometimes tens of thousands of netizens were online at the same time in the live broadcast room. However, the recorded video is rough, the analyst never shows up, and the publicity skills are somewhat "fake".

　　"Later, I advised my family to take the funds out of this platform to see if they can be taken out normally." Wang Xiaoyu told the Science and Technology Daily reporter that as a result, the family found that it was necessary to apply to the platform, and the funds could only be withdrawn after examination, and the funds that could be withdrawn were almost a fraction of the account amount.

　　Only then did Wang Xiaoyu’s family believe that this fund plate may really be a fraud platform that is "easy to get in but difficult to get out". Fortunately, after several negotiations, most of the funds were finally recovered without much loss.

　　Some players are not so lucky. On November 10, some media reported that Ms. Wang of Zhuhai recently invested in blockchain financial management under the guidance of a "teacher" in a financial live broadcast room, and has recharged nearly 140,000 yuan. Later, she found that the website of the investment platform could not be opened and the live broadcast room was shut down. Only then did she realize that she had been deceived and reported to the police.

　　Walking to make money has to "pull people’s heads"

　　Compared with the above case, there is another routine.

　　Fun Step claims to advocate and inspire people to exercise through the "blockchain+sports" model. It sounds beautiful, but it’s been in trouble recently.

　　“‘ Fun step ’ Company and ‘ Fun step ’ The project is suspected of online pyramid schemes, illegal fund-raising and financial fraud, and the Economic Development Zone of Changsha Industrial and Commercial Bureau has filed an investigation. " On September 25th, Changsha Municipal Government official website’s "Citizen Mailbox" replied to netizens like this.

　　The reporter of Science and Technology Daily found that at present, Fun Step official website can still be opened, but Fun Step APP has been removed from many application stores. After official website opens, it is a registration page. You need to register with your mobile phone number and fill in "Referee".

　　According to reports, before the fun step APP is removed from the shelves, users need to provide ID number, bank card account and WeChat account to the platform after successful registration, and pay 1 yuan for identity verification before proceeding to the next operation. Users can walk thousands of steps every day in exchange for "candy", which can be used to buy goods or withdraw cash. However, users only earn a limited amount of candy by steps. If they want to increase their income, they need to buy candy or "pull people’s heads". The more new people you recommend, the more candy you earn.

　　"The threshold for candy withdrawal is very high, it is difficult to take it out, and there is too much personal information." A former fun user told the Science and Technology Daily reporter that he downloaded the fun APP recommended by a friend, but found that although the APP was well publicized, it was different to use, so it was uninstalled. Another user also said that candy was unloaded because it was not easy to withdraw cash.

　　"The fun step platform is not simply changing the number of steps for money, and many methods in the middle are doubtful." Du Hongchao, dean of China Net Blockchain Research Institute of China Net Carrier Holdings Co., Ltd., said in an interview with the Science and Technology Daily reporter.

　　It is difficult for fun users to improve their activity and increase their income without "pulling people’s heads" or buying candy. "This is a sweet temptation, very similar to pyramid schemes." Yan Huaizhi, director of the Institute of Computer Network Security Countermeasure Technology of Beijing Institute of Technology, said this.

　　Wearing a blockchain mask to kill the "lamb"

　　When talking about false or fraudulent "routines" in the blockchain field, Yan Huaizhi pointed out one of the models:

　　First, make a comprehensive design and tell the story of "promoting and making money". Then promote it in various ways to attract users and induce its spread. When a large number of users unconsciously become "lambs" to be slaughtered, scammers begin to close their nets. At that time, personal information will be collected and resold, and the platform will run away with money, which will become a nightmare for users, while fraudsters will earn a lot of money. "Most users are prey, and the liar company is the ultimate beneficiary." Yan Huaizhi said.

　　In Du Hongchao’s view, false or fraudulent projects related to blockchain in the market can be divided into three categories.

　　One is a capital disk that has nothing to do with blockchain technology. These platforms use people’s psychology of not knowing about blockchain but wanting to make money, pretending to speculate in virtual currency, but it has nothing to do with virtual currency and blockchain. Wang Xiaoyu’s family may have strayed into this kind of fund.

　　The other is air currency, which is characterized by forging celebrity endorsements in the name of blockchain, but it has no practical application value.

　　The third type is cottage currency, which is done according to the norms of blockchain, but the technical content is not enough and there are many false components, and the prospect is suspicious.

　　Some projects under the guise of blockchain are extremely difficult to distinguish.

　　"Some listed companies have little to do with the blockchain business, but they may speculate on the blockchain concept by claiming to cooperate with companies with blockchain business. This kind of cooperation is not substantial. If ordinary investors don’t understand the blockchain, they will be easily deceived and suffer economic losses. " Luo Mei, director of Tsinghua Digital Financial Assets Research Center, said in an interview with Science and Technology Daily.

　　Luo Mei introduced that individual SMEs will also take advantage of the blockchain to obtain financing when financing and revenue are difficult, but the blockchain has no practical application scenarios in its business, which leads to waste of social resources.

　　Identifying the "real chain" requires a lot of attention.

　　Why are there false or fraudulent projects in the name of blockchain?

　　Luo Mei believes that one of the reasons is that many ordinary investors have the psychology of making quick money, but they don’t know enough about blockchain, so they are easily fooled.

　　Luo Mei told the Science and Technology Daily reporter that she is preparing to shoot an online blockchain course on the Mooc platform in Tsinghua to popularize the basic knowledge of blockchain for people. "Before investing in blockchain projects, it is very important for ordinary people to learn about blockchain and understand the management team in depth."

　　Du Hongchao also said that ordinary people hope to find a good way to manage their finances, but the blockchain is high-tech and involves complex logic. Ordinary people lack relevant knowledge and are full of desire for unexpected income, leaving opportunities for scammers.

　　"digital currency, which is based on the blockchain, has achieved rich returns before, and this history of value appreciation has guided capital to invest in this field. In addition, the blockchain is a new concept and new technology, which is more attractive to capital, and scammers have also made up their minds. " Pu Songtao, director of the Software Research Office of CCID, said in an interview with the Science and Technology Daily reporter, "We should properly guide public opinion and publicize new concepts and technologies. In addition, the government’s supervision of the blockchain and the certification and evaluation of third-party service organizations are also very important. "

　　In the face of the current blockchain project, Yu Jianing, president of Huobi University and deputy director of the blockchain Committee of China Communication Industry Association, said: "We should start the legislative process as soon as possible, gradually bring relevant projects into the legal track, and at the same time use scientific and technological means to realize ‘ Governing chain by chain ’ 。”

　　"Of course, we should also strengthen the guidance of application. Create a suitable development environment for good projects, let powerful teams accelerate the innovation and application of blockchain technology, and eliminate projects containing water through spillover effects, so that scammers have no place. " Yu Jianing said.

　　Zhao Lei, a researcher at the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, also said: "Blockchain can only benefit social interests or public interests if it is used in specific scenarios. Accurate understanding and rational use of blockchain technology is the right way. "

　　"Establishing a unified and standardized technical standard is an urgent problem to be solved in the development of blockchain. Relevant departments should introduce standards as soon as possible to provide a basis for supervision. " Zhao Lei emphasized that in the face of blockchain, we should be less noisy and impetuous and think more rationally.

　　(Our reporter Cao Xiuying also contributed to this article)