WHAT IS BITCOIN ?

  


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What is bitcoin? 


It was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. 
Maketplace called "Bitcoin exchange" allow people to buy or sell bitcoin using currency. Transactions are made with no middle men – meaning, no banks! Bitcoin can be used to book hotels on Expedia, shop for furniture on Overstock and buy Xbox games. But much of the hype is about getting rich by trading it. The price of bitcoin skyrocketed into the thousands in 2017.
The unit of amount of the bitcoin system is a bitcoinTicker symbols used to represent bitcoin are BTC and XBT. Its Unicode character is ₿. Small amounts of bitcoin used as alternative units are millibitcoin (mBTC), and satoshi (sat). Named in homage to bitcoin's creator, a satoshi is the smallest amount within bitcoin representing ​1100000000 bitcoins, one hundred millionth of a bitcoin. A millibitcoin equals ​11000 bitcoins; one thousandth of a bitcoin or 100,000 satoshis.

Why bitcoin?

Bitcoins can be used to buy merchandise anonymously. In addition, international payments are easy and cheap because bitcoins are not tied to any country or subject to regulation. Small businesses may like them because there are no credit card fees. Some people just buy bitcoins as an investment, hoping that they’ll go up in value.


Buying bitcoins

Buy on an Exchange

Many marketplaces called “bitcoin exchanges” allow people to buy or sell bitcoins using different currencies. Coinbase is a leading exchange, along with Bitstamp and Bitfinex. But security can be a concern: bitcoins worth tens of millions of dollars were stolen from bitfinex when it was hacked in 2016.


Transfer :


People can send bitcoins to each other using mobile apps or their computers. It’s similar to sending cash digitally.



Mining :



People compete to “mine” bitcoins using computers to solve complex mathematics puzzles. This is how bitcoins are created. Currently, a winner is rewarded with 12.5 bitcoins roughly every 10 minutes.



Bitcoin wallet :

           







Bitcoins are stored in a “digital wallet,” which exists either in the cloud or on a user’s computer. The wallet is a kind of virtual bank account that allows users to send or receive bitcoins, pay for goods or save their money. Unlike bank accounts, bitcoin wallets are not insured by the FDIC.



Bitcoin’s future in demand ?


No one knows what will become of bitcoin. It is mostly unregulated, but some countries like Japan, China and Australia have begun weighing regulations. Governments are concerned about taxation and their lack of control over the currency.



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