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2. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   Bitcoin wallets were the first cryptocurrency wallets, enabling users to store the information necessary to transact bitcoins.: ch. 1, glossary The first wallet program, simply named Bitcoin, and sometimes referred to as the Satoshi client, was released in 2009 by Nakamoto as open-source software.

3. 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 ...

4. History of bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   Until 2013, almost all market with bitcoins were in United States dollars (US$). As the market valuation of the total stock of bitcoins approached US$1 billion, some commentators called bitcoin prices a bubble. In early April 2013, the price per bitcoin dropped from $266 to around $50 and then rose to around $100. Over two weeks starting late ...

5. What is Bitcoin? - AOL

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   May 9, 2024 at 11:59 AM. Bitcoin is one kind of digital currency or cryptocurrency, a medium of exchange that exists exclusively online. The currency broke into mainstream consciousness in 2017 ...

6. Bitcoin market cap crosses $1 trillion as buyers flood in - AOL

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   WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -The total value invested in bitcoin surpassed $1 trillion on Wednesday for the first time since November 2021 as inflows to U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds ...

7. Cryptocurrency bubble - Wikipedia

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   Cryptocurrency bubble. Bitcoin price daily. Ethereum price daily. A cryptocurrency bubble is a phenomenon where the market increasingly considers the going price of cryptocurrency assets to be inflated against their hypothetical value. The history of cryptocurrency has been marked by several speculative bubbles.

8. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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   In 2018, Bitcoin's design caused a 1.4% welfare loss compared to an efficient cash system, while a cash system with 2% money growth has a minor 0.003% welfare cost. The main source for this inefficiency is the large mining cost, which is estimated to be US$360 million per year.

9. 1 reason for new bitcoin mania: 'Simply not enough' supply - AOL

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   Bitcoin zoomed past $63,000 Thursday, putting it within striking distance of its all-time high of nearly $69,000 reached in November 2021. It was changing hands at about $62,220 early Friday.