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.
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
This dip is hard proof that we are still early in Bitcoin. Many people still don't understand that Bitcoin is king of all assets and those with Bitcoin are still early. How do we know this? The fact that people are selling, and selling because of...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
I just asked myself if the halving protocol repeats over and over shouldn't the last bitcoin actually be unminable? Does my brain disregard some information here? submitted by /u/Hookahista [link] [comments]
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
MATIC, the native cryptocurrency of Polygon, rose by over 35% in the past week due to three reasons. Polygon (MATIC) is on a tear. In the past seven days, it has gaine...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
A new survey has established that one in four Australians would like to receive at least part of their salary in cryptocurrency. While the motives vary between the members of this diverse group, the results indicate that the Australian nation’s...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
I have read too many posts about the dip, about investing too aggressively, and about investing irresponsibly to stay silent. Bitcoin is not a short term investment. Bitcoin is not a medium term investment. Bitcoin is a lifetime+ investment. Crypto i...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Globant, one of the big four tech firms in Argentina, has quietly made its first foray into the world of cryptocurrency investing, according to its latest filing to the SEC. The firm bought bitcoin during the first three months of this year, and is n...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The CEO of Ark Investment Management (Ark Invest), Cathie Wood, says regulators cannot shut down bitcoin. She added that they will become more friendly towards cryptocurrencies over time. Wood is not the only one who thinks that governments cannot sh...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
Literally, the only reasons hack "journalists" keep writing fud articles is because of the click traffic their shitty reporting receives. Stopping this trend is even easier than voting with your wallet, simply stop clicking on bunk, fud art...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The infamous whistleblower and privacy activist Edward Snowden commented on bitcoin on Friday, after the Biden administration said this week it was shooting for 6 trillion dollars in stimulus proposals. Following the $6 trillion in stimulus headlines...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Bitcoin price hangs slightly above $35,000 while traders simply watch the dip from the sidelines. The cryptocurrency market faced a new wave of selling pressure on May...