Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the first successful internet money based on peer-to-peer technology; whereby no central bank or authority is involved in the transaction and production of the Bitcoin currency. It was created by an anonymous individual/group under the name, Satoshi Nakamoto. The source code is available publicly as an open source project, anybody can look at it and be part of the developmental process.
Bitcoin is changing the way we see money as we speak. The idea was to produce a means of exchange, independent of any central authority, that could be transferred electronically in a secure, verifiable and immutable way. It is a decentralized peer-to-peer internet currency making mobile payment easy, very low transaction fees, protects your identity, and it works anywhere all the time with no central authority and banks.
Bitcoin is designed to have only 21 million BTC ever created, thus making it a deflationary currency. Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 hashing algorithm with an average transaction confirmation time of 10 minutes. Miners today are mining Bitcoin using ASIC chip dedicated to only mining Bitcoin, and the hash rate has shot up to peta hashes.
Being the first successful online cryptography currency, Bitcoin has inspired other alternative currencies such as Litecoin, Peercoin, Primecoin, and so on.
The cryptocurrency then took off with the innovation of the turing-complete smart contract by Ethereum which led to the development of other amazing projects such as EOS, Tron, and even crypto-collectibles such as CryptoKitties.
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 years ago
For my sisterβs eighteenth birthday, I gave her the gift of bitcoin and some lessons on becoming a sovereign individual.This is an opinion editorial by Santiago Varela, a bitcoin miner and writer from Mexico City.My sister turned 18 years old in the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Despite the growing appeal of crypto and how it is reshaping the world’s financial markets, some people just don’t want anything to do with it.
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Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 2 years ago
Crypto Analyst Issues Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoin Warning After BTCβs $21,000 Explosion& & The Daily Hodl
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 2 years ago
Why Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC) And Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) Are Set To Rally In January | Bitcoinist.com& & Bitcoinist
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 years ago
A look ahead at whatβs in store for bitcoin in the coming year. We analyze seven aspects of what might impact the bitcoin price in 2023.The below is an excerpt from a recent year-ahead report written by the Bitcoin Magazine PRO analysts. Download the...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago
Hey guys, I wanted to ask what we all thought were the big moments for BTC in 2022 Bitcoin Global use (Countries) El Salvador and the Central African Republic (CAR) became the only two countries in the world where Bitcoin functions as a legal curren...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago
I will never convert my btc to usd or any other currency unless my cash savings runs out and I canβt buy the necessities with btc. I will never βsellβ, I will only spend my bitcoin when it is valued to my satisfaction. submitted by /u/N...
More / Etherum Reddit - 2 years ago
which address has received the most bitcoin since the genesis block? which address has spent the most bitcoin since the genesis block? There is a definite answer (because of course there is). I think I know what the answer is. I might be wrong. If I&...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago
So I got tired of a lot of main stream news stations making bitcoin look bad so I said screw it Iβm gonna start my own. https://youtu.be/V9zs0yW1pSw Iβm going to try and compile events that happened in bitcoin each week ( forgive me for a lot of the...