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.
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
Someone uploaded DOOM on the Bitcoin blockchain as an inscription Inscription number 466 is a 30 kilobytes gameplay footage of the orginal DOOM video game uploaded on the Bitcoin Layer 1 blockchain. It's sorta like an NFT but not exactly the same...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Amid the controversy surrounding the Ordinals project and the debate over what types of data should be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, the network mined its largest block, nearly 4 MB in size, containing just 63 transactions. One of the transaction...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
A report has revealed how integrating Bitcoin mining into solar storage systems can improve the scalability and reliability of grids.
Bitcoin Mining’s Properties Mean That It Goes Well With Solar Power Systems
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Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The online community has expressed bewilderment over how China’s crypto ban aligns with the United States’ proclaimed principles of freedom. The cryptocurrency communi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Bitcoin surged above $24,000 on Feb. 02, as markets continued to react to the latest U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision. On Wednesday, the central bank moved to increase rates by 25 basis points, while signaling that further hikes could be on the c...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
After consolidating above $22.600, Bitcoin has now broken its $23k resistance level after the US Federal Reserve announced the start of the disinflationary process of the US economy, raising the interest rate by another 25 base points. This acknowled...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 years ago
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