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
May 22 is a day that many celebrate as the eleventh anniversary of the first commercial Bitcoin transaction. In 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz traded 10,000 BTC for two Papa Johnβs pizzas in Florida. Years later, they would become the worldβs most expensive pi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Following some stern warnings from a few major trade associations and regulators in China, two prominent exchanges, Huobi and Okex, have stopped offering services to Chinese residents. After the two exchanges halted specific services to residents of...
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To understand how stupid the argument "government will just ban bitcoin" is, you need to consider this. Replace bitcoin with gold. If one or two governments banned gold nothing happens. If all governments banned gold simultaneously gold wo...
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In this piece, we review and respond to criticisms and misconceptions that continue to come up in our conversations. The criticisms outlined below have been addressed many times over, but we wanted to share an updated response given the increase in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
HSBC has confirmed its bitcoin and cryptocurrency stance as a growing number of major banks are beginning to offer crypto services. CEO Noel Quinn says that HSBC views bitcoin as an asset class rather than a payments vehicle but the bank is not rushi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
When billionaire Elon Musk announced that Tesla would no longer accept bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles, the price of the crypto asset tanked. In justifying this decision, Musk cited bitcoin mining’s inefficient use of electricity a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Peru, a country not commonly associated with bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, is experiencing a sizable surge in digital currency adoption following the first round of its presidential ballot process. The presidential candidate with the most vote support...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
Ask (and answer!) away! Here are the general rules: If you'd like to learn something, ask. If you'd like to share knowledge, answer. Any question about Bitcoin is fair game. And don't forget to check out /r/BitcoinBeginners You can sort...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
Bitcoin price tested the $30,000 support and it is now recovering higher against the US Dollar. BTC is likely to face a strong selling interest near $37,000 and $38,000.
Bitcoin extended its decline and it even traded close to the $30,000 support.
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says he has given up predicting the imminent demise of bitcoin. The economist now suggests thinking of the cryptocurrency “as a cult that can survive indefinitely.” Nonetheless, Krugman still bel...