What is the status of crowdfunding in the Internet format? What's the difference between crowdfunding and ordinary financing?

Crowdfunding is a branch of the Internet format.

Crowdfunding: The word crowdfunding is translated from abroad, that is, public fund-raising or public fund-raising. It is translated as "public fund-raising" in Hongkong and "public fund-raising" in Taiwan Province Province. It consists of sponsors, investors and platforms. It has the characteristics of low threshold, diversity, relying on the strength of the masses and paying attention to creativity. It refers to an act of raising funds from the masses to support the initiated individuals or organizations. Generally speaking, it connects sponsors and sponsors through a platform on the Internet. Funds raised by the masses are used to support various activities, including post-disaster reconstruction, private fund-raising, election campaign, enterprise fund-raising, artistic creation, free software, design and invention, scientific research and public projects. Massolution research report pointed out that in 20 13 years, the total amount of global funds raised reached 5 10 billion US dollars, of which 90% were concentrated in European and American markets. The World Bank report predicts that the total amount will exceed 96 billion US dollars in 2025, and the proportion of Asia will greatly increase.

General financing: financing, in English, is the act and process of raising funds for an enterprise in a narrow sense. Broadly speaking, financing is also called finance, that is, the financing of monetary funds and the behavior of the parties to raise or lend funds in the financial market in various ways. "New palgrave Dictionary of Economics" explains financing: financing refers to the monetary transaction means to pay for purchases that exceed cash, or the monetary means to raise funds for the acquisition of assets.