Today, ofo announced the establishment of a blockchain research institute, which will apply blockchain technology to empower big data and the Internet of Things on a global scale, connect enterprises, governments, users and other parties, and solve shared bicycle delivery, scheduling, parking, maintenance, etc. Operational pain points, helping to solve the urban governance problems of shared bicycles.
Ofo and Mobike, the two giants of shared bicycles, are intensifying their battles. Last year, both ofo and Mobike offered discounts for their own monthly card services. It is unsustainable to rely solely on price wars, and the acquisition of Mobike by Meituan has changed the pattern of shared bicycles. Ofo must break the situation.
Come this year, shared bicycles seem to hope that the layout of the blockchain will gain industry advantages. Previously, on February 24, according to media reports, Li Xiaolai, who claimed to be the richest man in Chinas Bitcoin, revealed in a WeChat group that ofo seemed to be preparing for an ICO. Subsequently, Chen Weixing, the founder of Kuaidi Taxi, who was also in the same WeChat group, said that ofo CEO (CEO) Dai Wei had communicated with him many times about how ofo started blockchainization, and said that ofos biggest opportunity is how to block chain Chaining. But Dai Wei didnt mention ICO, he just used blockchain and tokens (tokens) to design a new production relationship.
Blockchain technology has the characteristics of decentralization, non-tampering, and autonomous management. It is generally believed that it is suitable for scenarios that require multi-party coordination. More and more industries hope to introduce blockchain technology, including finance, law, logistics and even art. , Travel fields such as taxis and shared bicycles are no exception.
According to previous reports by 36 Krypton, Didi also recruited blockchain talents with high salaries in March this year. Foreign shared bicycle companies have also begun to enter the blockchain field. At the end of last year, Singapore-based bike-sharing brand oBike issued a statement announcing that it would cooperate with the blockchain platform TRON to launch its own cryptocurrency oCoins in the first quarter of 2018. In January of this year, oBike has fulfilled its promise and is now open to private equity institutions. At the same time, users who use oBike can get oCoins by cycling. According to foreign media reports, oCoin Foundation ODYSSEY announced that oCoins has begun to open to private placement institutions, and a total of tokens worth 4 billion euros will be sold.
Some people believe that if blockchain technology is further advanced in the field of shared bicycles, it will subvert its entire existing business model. The transition from a centralized bike-sharing platform to a decentralized token economy control platform is a huge challenge for industry giants.
