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
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has encouraged “people to buy and hold” bitcoin in their portfolios. “I encourage them to save bitcoin for their retirement, for their future,” she said, adding that with Congress flooding the econo...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
Just sold 5% of my Bitcoin that I've been holding for 3 years and I feel satisfied doing so. I didn't need to sell, and it was mainly for the satisfaction of getting back some of my original investment. However, I also feel like its broken th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Apart from removing the white paper, CΓΈbra has removed access to Bitcoin software for site visitors from the United Kingdom. It is no longer possible to download the B...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
I don't know if this is deserving as a stand alone post, but what the fuck, no one could have planned it better. For those that don't know, Bitcoin block rate is currently running 1 per 20 mins, vs 10 mins, and is set for an extreme difficult...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
For several years, I have been maintaining my overall well-being by taking US-made vitamins with the same brand since late 2013. I usually order them both offline and online, either paying it through cash, bank transfer or debit card. Until now, I am...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin of America (BOA), a popular virtual currency exchange, is reporting record growth. Bitcoin of America is registered as a money services business with the United States Department of Treasury (FinCEN). Their mission is to provid...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
The Bitcoin Mining Council is back at it. The controversial initiative lead by Michael Saylor presented “the findings of its first quarterly survey focused on two important metrics: electricity consumption and sustainable power mix.” The...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
it has already been said several times not to quietly make known the possession of bitcoin. below is a list of known physical attacks on people whose possession was known. https://github.com/jlopp/physical-bitcoin-attacks/blob/master/README.md ...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Dutch professional football club AZ has formed an exclusive partnership with a regulated cryptocurrency exchange platform, Bitcoin Meester. Part of the sponsorship amount is paid in bitcoin and AZ will leave the cryptocurrency on its balance sheet du...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
The fungibility of Bitcoin is a serious topic that requires discussion. I hope we all agree that having our transactions publicly announced won't make ours coins fungible. Truth be told, our beloved Bitcoin can't work same like as cash, becau...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first professional football club in the Netherlands to pay player salaries in Bitcoin. AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first profession...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
AZ Alkmaar announced crypto broker Bitcoin Meester as its exclusive and official cryptocurrency partner. In a statement posted on the club website on Thursday, the Ere...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
Strike CEO Jack Mallers says Coinbase and other providers are overcharging customers to advance “shitcoins”
From today, US customers of payments startup Strike can buy and sell Bitcoin at almost no fees, the firm has announced.
Strike, wh...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
Dutch football team AZ Alkmaar will be paid in #Bitcoin and keep it on the balance sheet, in a sponsorship with Bitcoin Meester, a Dutch exchange. submitted by /u/jamsmash2020 [link] [comments]
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
A major dip to $20,000 is not expected, one trader says, but lower levels, in general, are still in the cards going into the weekend. Bitcoin (BTC) retained a key supp...