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 - 3 years ago
Elon Musk latest Tweet On Wednesday Night, Elon Musk tweeted: Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin. We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin Mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Users of cryptocurrency exchange Luno can claim $14 in BTC rewards before Sunday. Famous pizza chain Papa Johnβs has begun giving away cryptocurrency rewards for custo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Bitcoin adoption continues to increase but derivatives data shows retail and professional traders are reluctant to build new bullish positions. Bitcoin's (BTC) recent...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
As we all know bitcoin was launched in 2008 during the financial crisis Bitcoin is a commodity/asset/hedge against the US dollar and inflation, the more money they print the more valuable your bitcoin will become, The less valuable fiat will become....
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and just about every other asset on the planet trades against the dollar on its most liquid trading pair, and the greenback is the base currency that all exchanges rates are based on.& The power and influence of the almighty do...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
In partnership with Coinme, MoneyGram has announced today their intent to accept buying and selling of Bitcoin at over 12,000 US locations. The announcement also included the intent to expand support for Bitcoin internationally by the back half of 20...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
So Bitcoin is widely looked at as an inflation hedge, right? So why today when the stock markets is taking a beating due to the highest inflation rate in 13 years is Bitcoin also down. Shouldnβt the opposite be true? If anyone has any insight it woul...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
Some time ago, 8.5 Btc where bought, Had a girlfriend and all that shit, together we moved, Fixed a house for her, their parents drop some money to lend, Took the money and bought a kitchen with it. The total bill of the kitchen, 7200$ with Silestone...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
The leading global crypto exchange and derivatives trading platform OKEx recently announced support for Bitcoin’s scalability solution, Lightning Network. Regarding the new development, we had the opportunity to interact with Jay Hao, CEO of OK...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
βThis isnβt the Strike car, the Coinbase car, the Kraken car [...] this is the Bitcoin car,β said Jack Mallers. A car and driver branded with the Bitcoin logo will be...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Ethereum puts in two USD all-time highs in a day, but in BTC terms, it still has a long way to go. Ether (ETH) set a second all-time high on May 12 as the largest alt...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Moneygram will start letting customers buy and sell bitcoin at 12,000 locations, thanks to a partnership with Coinme. The collaboration “will bring bitcoin to thousands of new point-of-sale locations in the U.S. with plans to expand to select i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
The U.S. SEC will monitor the compliance of mutual funds with exposure to Bitcoin futures and look into whether the market can accommodate an ETF. The United States Se...
More / Etherum Reddit - 3 years ago
I have a coinbase account but nowhere online do they say how i can use bitcoin to buy eth??? The only guides i can find out there are for how to buy eth with fiat. Has anyone done this themselves recently? Are the fees similar to using fiat? s...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
MoneyGram customers in the United States will soon be able to buy Bitcoin in the countryβs retail outlets across the country. Crypto adoption among mainstream payment...