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Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a digital payment system invented by an unknown programmer, or a group of programmers, under the name Satoshi Nakamoto. It was released as open-source software in 2009.

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Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a digital payment system invented by an unknown programmer, or a group of programmers, under the name Satoshi Nakamoto. It was released as open-source software in 2009.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum — What You Need To Know - The Washington Post
A frenzy into digital currencies has caused the price of bitcoin to triple this year and sent the value of ethereum up by nearly 5,000 percent. But experts say investors should be careful.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/06/14/why-people-are-going-crazy-over-bitcoin-and-other-digital-currencies/?utm_term=.54f21b667a93
Bitcoin - Wikipedia
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a digital payment system invented by an unknown programmer, or a group of programmers, under the name Satoshi Nakamoto. It was released as open-source software in 2009.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin
Bitcoin Prices - Coin Desk
Information on Bitcoin prices from coin desk.
http://www.coindesk.com/price/
Bitcoin - Investopedia
Bitcoin is a digital or virtual currency that uses peer-to-peer technology to facilitate instant payments.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bitcoin.asp
What is Bitcoin? - CNNMoney
Bitcoin is a new currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are made with no middle men – meaning, no banks!
http://money.cnn.com/infographic/technology/what-is-bitcoin/
Reddit - Bitcoin
Read, comment and create threads on Reddit about bitcoin.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/
Bitcoin (BTC) $2576.38 (-5.52%) - CryptoCurrency Market Capitalizations
Bitcoin price, charts, market cap, and other metrics.
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/
Getting Started with Bitcoin - Bitcoin.com
Bitcoin is different than any currency you’ve used before, so it's very important to understand some key points. Unlike government issued money that can be inflated at will, the supply of Bitcoin is mathematically limited to twenty one million bitcoins and that can never be changed.
https://www.bitcoin.com/
Bitcoin - Open source P2P money
Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money. Find all you need to know and get started with Bitcoin on bitcoin.org.
https://bitcoin.org/en/
How Cryptocurrency Ethereum Looks Set To Overtake Bitcoin — In One Chart - Market Watch
Just as Wall Street is paying more attention to bitcoin, a rival is increasingly threatening to become the top dog among cryptocurrencies. Ethereum’s market capitalization is nearing bitcoin’s, as shown in the chart below from CoinMarketCap.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-cryptocurrency-ethereum-looks-set-to-overtake-bitcoin-in-one-chart-2017-06-14

Bitcoin
Denominations
Official logo from bitcoin.org
Plural	Bitcoins
Symbol	₿ (Unicode: U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN)^[1]
Code	BTC
Precision	10⁻⁸
Subunits
1⁄1000	Millibitcoin
1⁄1000000	Microbitcoin
1⁄100000000	Satoshi^[a]^[2]
Development
Original author(s)	Satoshi Nakamoto
White paper	"Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"
Implementation(s)	Bitcoin Core
Initial release	0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-09)
Latest release	28.0 / 4 October 2024 (2 months ago) (2024-10-04)^[3]
Code repository	github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Development status	Active
Written in	C++
Source model	Free and open-source software
License	MIT License
Ledger
Ledger start	3 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-03)
Timestamping scheme	Proof of work (partial hash inversion)
Hash function	SHA-256 (two rounds)
Issuance schedule	Decentralized (block reward) Initially ₿50 per block, halved every 210,000 blocks
Block reward	₿3.125 (as of 2024^[update])
Block time	10 minutes
Circulating supply	₿19,591,231 (as of 6 January 2024^[update])
Supply limit	₿21,000,000^[b]
Valuation
Exchange rate	Floating
Demographics
Official user(s)	El Salvador^[4]
Website
Website	bitcoin.org

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Bitcoin and Ethereum — What You Need To Know - The Washington Post
A frenzy into digital currencies has caused the price of bitcoin to triple this year and sent the value of ethereum up by nearly 5,000 percent. But experts say investors should be careful.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/06/14/why-people-are-going-crazy-over-bitcoin-and-other-digital-currencies/?utm_term=.54f21b667a93
Bitcoin - Wikipedia
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a digital payment system invented by an unknown programmer, or a group of programmers, under the name Satoshi Nakamoto. It was released as open-source software in 2009.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin
Bitcoin Prices - Coin Desk
Information on Bitcoin prices from coin desk.
http://www.coindesk.com/price/
Bitcoin - Investopedia
Bitcoin is a digital or virtual currency that uses peer-to-peer technology to facilitate instant payments.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bitcoin.asp
What is Bitcoin? - CNNMoney
Bitcoin is a new currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are made with no middle men – meaning, no banks!
http://money.cnn.com/infographic/technology/what-is-bitcoin/
Reddit - Bitcoin
Read, comment and create threads on Reddit about bitcoin.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/
Bitcoin (BTC) $2576.38 (-5.52%) - CryptoCurrency Market Capitalizations
Bitcoin price, charts, market cap, and other metrics.
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/
Getting Started with Bitcoin - Bitcoin.com
Bitcoin is different than any currency you’ve used before, so it's very important to understand some key points. Unlike government issued money that can be inflated at will, the supply of Bitcoin is mathematically limited to twenty one million bitcoins and that can never be changed.
https://www.bitcoin.com/
Bitcoin - Open source P2P money
Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money. Find all you need to know and get started with Bitcoin on bitcoin.org.
https://bitcoin.org/en/
How Cryptocurrency Ethereum Looks Set To Overtake Bitcoin — In One Chart - Market Watch
Just as Wall Street is paying more attention to bitcoin, a rival is increasingly threatening to become the top dog among cryptocurrencies. Ethereum’s market capitalization is nearing bitcoin’s, as shown in the chart below from CoinMarketCap.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-cryptocurrency-ethereum-looks-set-to-overtake-bitcoin-in-one-chart-2017-06-14

Bitcoin
Denominations
Official logo from bitcoin.org
Plural	Bitcoins
Symbol	₿ (Unicode: U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN)^[1]
Code	BTC
Precision	10⁻⁸
Subunits
1⁄1000	Millibitcoin
1⁄1000000	Microbitcoin
1⁄100000000	Satoshi^[a]^[2]
Development
Original author(s)	Satoshi Nakamoto
White paper	"Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"
Implementation(s)	Bitcoin Core
Initial release	0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-09)
Latest release	28.0 / 4 October 2024 (2 months ago) (2024-10-04)^[3]
Code repository	github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Development status	Active
Written in	C++
Source model	Free and open-source software
License	MIT License
Ledger
Ledger start	3 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-03)
Timestamping scheme	Proof of work (partial hash inversion)
Hash function	SHA-256 (two rounds)
Issuance schedule	Decentralized (block reward) Initially ₿50 per block, halved every 210,000 blocks
Block reward	₿3.125 (as of 2024^[update])
Block time	10 minutes
Circulating supply	₿19,591,231 (as of 6 January 2024^[update])
Supply limit	₿21,000,000^[b]
Valuation
Exchange rate	Floating
Demographics
Official user(s)	El Salvador^[4]
Website
Website	bitcoin.org

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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