RE: New Bitcoin paradigm! Bcash situation explained by Ripple, crypto-dividends, hold power!
Hi @bitcoinmeister,
Nice video!
I think in non-technical parlance 'dividend' is the perfect word as it can describe an unexpected 'one-off' reward.
Perhaps in finance 'windfall’, ‘windfall shares’ or ‘windfall gain’ may be more appropriate in this case, as ‘dividend’ in financial terminology would tend to imply a regular (usually monthly, quarterly or annually) pay-out derived from company earnings, whereas a windfall can be cash or assets received unexpectedly due to an unforeseen event - i.e. it is not one of the regular or known perks of holding a particular cryptocurrency.
For example: I would tend to view Bitcoin Cash as a windfall, but Neo Gas as a dividend.
I may be completely wrong; just thought I would share my thoughts with you, for what they're worth.
Dividend:
(Finance)
- a pro-rata share in an amount to be distributed.
- a sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of earnings.
Windfall Gains:
- Often simple windfall. Income received due to an unforeseen event over which the recipient had no control.
Windfall Shares:
- Shares given for free to insiders of a society, a firm or a company when that same society, firm or company is undergoing the process of demutualisation. Windfall shares are often given to promote goodwill and to encourage the demutualisation process.