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.
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Investor Chris Burniske Doubles Down on Bitcoin and Crypto, Calls Asset Class Fastest Horse in Finance& & The Daily Hodl
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US Treasury blacklists 49 Bitcoin and Monero addresses linked to Nemesis darknet marketplace& & CryptoSlate
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Why This Pro-Bitcoin Senator Doesn't Think Trump's Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Will Happen Soon.& & Investor's Business Daily
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China, Germany Fire Fiscal Rockets as U.S. Looks to Cut Spending. What Does it Mean for Bitcoin?& & CoinDesk
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In remarks shared with the news publication, The Pavlovic Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disclosed that the forthcoming White House Crypto Summit will likely serve as the stage for unveiling the strategic crypto reserve. He also noted...
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Lutnick Hints at Diverging Crypto Reserve Policies for Bitcoin and Other Digital Assets& & Bitcoin.com News
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Bitcoin has faced massive volatility and price swings as market uncertainty persists. After briefly holding above $90,000 and $85,000, BTC lost both levels, triggering a sharp decline before bulls stepped in. The selling pressure was met with a stron...
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Bitcoin Open Interest Drops 22% In 10 Days β A Reset Before The Next Big Move? | Bitcoinist.com& & Bitcoinist
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The U.S. Senate has officially crushed a controversial IRS rule targeting DeFi, marking another win for the crypto industry.Β
The rule would have forced DeFi brokers to report user transactions for tax compliance β a task that was impossible since ma...