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2. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Nodes in the peer-to-peer bitcoin network verify transactions through cryptography and record them in a public distributed ledger, called a blockchain, without central oversight.

3. History of bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   Number of bitcoin transactions per month (logarithmic scale) Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital asset that uses cryptography to control its creation and management rather than relying on central authorities. [1] Originally designed as a medium of exchange, Bitcoin is now primarily regarded as a store of value.

4. Satoshi Nakamoto - Wikipedia

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   Satoshi Nakamoto is the name used by the presumed pseudonymous person or persons who developed Bitcoin, authored the Bitcoin white paper, and created and deployed Bitcoin's original reference implementation.

5. The Bitcoin ‘halving’ will change crypto—again. Here’s ...

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   “The current wage inflation rate of Bitcoin is more or less equivalent to that of gold, at 1.8%. But after the halving, it will decline to 0.85% per year, which will act as a timely reminder of ...

6. Bitcoin price history: 2009 to 2024 - AOL

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   The New Liberty Standard Exchange recorded the first exchange of Bitcoin for dollars in late 2009. Users on the BitcoinTalk forum traded 5,050 bitcoins for $5.02 via PayPal, making the first price ...

7. Bitcoin halving: What it is and how the price of the world’s ...

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   At the start of 2024, Bitcoin miners received 6.25 bitcoins for correctly solving a problem and adding a block to the blockchain. Following the halving in April 2024, they earn just 3.125 coins ...

8. Bitcoin protocol - Wikipedia

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   The Bitcoin protocol is the set of rules that govern the functioning of Bitcoin. Its key components and principles are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all Bitcoin transactions; mining and proof of work, the process to create new bitcoins and verify ...

9. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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   Cryptocurrency. A logo for Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency. The genesis block of Bitcoin's blockchain, with a note containing The Times newspaper headline. This note has been interpreted as a comment on the instability caused by fractional-reserve banking. [1] : 18.