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
The China ban on Bitcoin mining is old news already but yet I still see FUD as if itβs going to make a difference. This is good for us in the mid to long term anyhow.. and with the way Bitcoin operates..it could be well worth it in the short term as...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Accessing BTC is about to get a lot easier in El Salvador with the crypto ATM rollout. U.S. company Athena intends to supply El Salvadorβs new crypto-based economy wit...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
Bitcoin price regained strength for a fresh increase and it broke $35,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is likely to accelerate higher towards $36,500 or even $37,000.
Bitcoin started a fresh increase above the $34,000 and $35,000 resistance levels.
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More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
Explains to the country what a wallet is and optional for the people. Amazing ! https://www.facebook.com/nayibbukele LIVE on his FB submitted by /u/cybersalvy [link] [comments]
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
Anyone here know why this might be? It really doesn't make sense. Usually everything follows the price of Bitcoin. Last time we went back to 40k, the alts hardly rose at all. This time we've hardly even touched 35k and they're already sta...
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
I think this was brought up by a YouTube video that I was watching yesterday. Only a few hours later, the observation was broken. How is everyone? Whatβs the current sentiment around Bitcoin and the broader market? submitted by /u/dimme...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Bitcoin price briefly traded above $35,000 as the stock market hit new highs and Paraguay aims to become the second country to adopt BTC as legal tender. Bitcoin (BT...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
On June 24, the CEO of Far Peak Acquisition Corp. and former New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) president, Thomas Farley discussed the future of bitcoin and gold on the CNBC broadcast Squawk Box. Farley is optimistic about the leading crypto asset but he...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
Every cycle you get the same thing. Some guy buys at the high out of fomo and then comes on here to complain about not being a zillionaire overnight when they see a dip saying they were deceived and itβs a scam lol. Bitcoin ainβt a get rich quick sch...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
The Bitcoin mining crackdown in China has significant ramifications for the cryptocurrency industry. Bitmain is stepping up its efforts to ease the burden on Chinese miners looking to off...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Traders are looking for BTC and ETH to make a decisive move ahead of Fridayβs $6 billion in quarterly futures and options expiries, but what does back-tested data show?...