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.com - 3 years ago
Analysts at Hedgeye Risk Management, an investment research and financial media company based in Stamford, Connecticut, have analyzed the Bitcoin stock-to-flow argument. This framework suggests Bitcoin’s price potentially reaching $1 million by...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
Jim Cramer has revealed he sold a huge chunk of his Bitcoin holdings fearing a bearish market ahead
It has been less than three months since Cramer hailed Bitcoin as one of his best investments. The Mad Money host was a proud holder at the time, reve...
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
Your investment strategy guides your portfolio. Similar to purchasing something new like a car, you first look and study the different models and makes to identify which one suits your requirements best. Just like a car, the options before you are en...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
The worlds’ wealthiest nations are aiming for cryptos, restricting, amongst others, the following: Peer-to-Peer Transactions; Stablecoins; Private wallets (cold storage, phone and desktop apps); Privacy (privacy coins, mixers, Decentralized exchange...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
Sorry if this is an ignorant post. I'm still fairly new to the cryptocurrency space. I kind of thought the point was to aquire as much Bitcoin as possible before Blockchain technology becomes ubiquitous like the internet. So price drops now are g...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
I was looking at the chart today like I do every day - before reading any news - and saw that Bitcoin is bottoming. I rarely tell my family to buy anything but I sent a message to my (not a trader) wife saying if you’re ever going to put a couple Ks...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
VanEck’s new “Bitcoin Strategy Fund” will invest in BTC futures, pooled investment vehicles and exchange-traded products providing exposure to Bitcoin. United States i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Whale selling pressure is too great to preserve the bull market for now, one warning says, while similarities to 2017 provide a silver lining for hodlers. Bitcoin (BTC...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
A political party in El Salvador has filed a lawsuit alleging President Bukele’s new Bitcoin law could be unconstitutional and harmful to the country. El Salvador’s gr...
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
The moral of the story is don’t overreact to FUD and stick to your plan be it bullish or bearish. The price of Bitcoin is in the same range it was when he made his first statement. The other moral is don't watch Mad Money for crypto advice. ...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
Bitcoin price extended its decline and tested the $31,500 zone against the US Dollar. BTC is now recovering losses, but it is likely to face sellers near $34,000 and $35,000.
Bitcoin remained in a bearish zone and it even broke the $32,000 support z...