Bitcoin

Bitcoin

Bitcoin latest: Ex-MI5 intel officer criticises EU for cryptocurrency crackdown
A FORMER MI5 intelligence officer has ripped into the EU for trying to crack down on bitcoin after regulators agreed on rules to curb the currency's anonymity.
https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/896102/Bitcoin-cybercurrency-cryptocurrency-Brussels-EU-MI5-big-banks
Bitcoins: Boom Or Bust? 10 Things Experts Said About The Cryptocurrency
Bitcoins may have managed to draw interest of millions of investors worldwide but the bitcoin surge has been labelled as 'speculative mania' by some, while one Nobel laureate recommended it to be outlawed
https://www.ndtv.com/business/bitcoins-btc-safe-or-unsafe-ten-expert-quotes-to-help-you-solve-the-mystery-1791637
Bitcoin price – today’s rate in USD and GBP for December 22
The cryptocurrency reached an all-time high recently when a single bitcoin was worth $19,783.06
https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/5069370/bitcoin-price-december-24-usd-gbp-latest-news-cryptocurrency/
Morgan Stanley on bitcoin: 'the value would be 0'
The argument includes a chart of online retailers who accept bitcoin, titled "Virtually no acceptance, and shrinking."
http://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-stanley-on-bitcoin-value-2017-12
Danish central bank warns Bitcoin is 'deadly'
Denmark's central bank Governor Lars Rohde has said that people should stay away from Bitcoin as it is "deadly"."It (Bitcoin) is not a regulated market. It i...
https://goo.gl/fa5uGa
Bitcoin: Sydney researchers shine light on nefarious uses
BITCOIN has really burst on the scene this year but the so-called currency still can’t shake its shadowy past including connections to the criminal underworld.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/weve-already-been-contacted-by-law-enforcement-bitcoin-cant-shake-criminal-cohort/news-story/264da2cf1bf3a0ddcbfc99ff11a7f83a
Declination of Bitcoin
https://www.google.co.in/url?q=https://googleweblight.com/i%3Fu%3Dhttps://www.ccn.com/cryptocurrencies-decline-on-christmas-eve-bitcoin-ethereum-ripple-down-by-10/%26grqid%3DJkYC5Axj%26hl%3Den-IN&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiCrP7pl6TYAhULQI8KHTOcA3UQFjALegQICxAA&usg=
Bitcoin drops continues during holiday
https://www.google.co.in/url?q=https://googleweblight.com/i%3Fu%3Dhttps://www.ft.com/content/01690c66-e8c4-11e7-bd17-521324c81e23%26grqid%3Dbo7_a_95%26hl%3Den-IN&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiCrP7pl6TYAhULQI8KHTOcA3UQFjAJegQIFhAA&usg=AOvVaw3Vl2eXRPnlAjg9QccLiGog
know the risks before buying
https://www.google.co.in/url?q=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/bitcoin-buy-171219100738438.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiCrP7pl6TYAhULQI8KHTOcA3UQFjAIegQIFRAA&usg=AOvVaw1OMk-HNNI_khmX2DLPpwU_
Japanese company to start paying employees in bitcoin
GMO Internet will pay portion of salaries in the cryptocurrency – whose prices have recently surged – from February
https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/15/japanese-company-paying-employees-bitcoin
Price history chart
https://www.google.co.in/url?q=https://googleweblight.com/i%3Fu%3Dhttps://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/price/%26grqid%3DDszRpJUN%26hl%3Den-IN&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjGsuSH9aDYAhWHOY8KHU4ICS0QFjAMegQICBAA&usg=AOvVaw0L47uNlYXEZsDJg8uGrfxz
History of bitcoin - Wikipedia
https://googleweblight.com/i?u=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bitcoin&grqid=stCNSgJW&hl=en-IN
Bitcoin - Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

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Bitcoin
Denominations
Official logo of Bitcoin
Plural	Bitcoins
Symbol	₿ (Unicode: U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN)^[a]
Code	BTC,^[b] XBT^[c]
Precision	10⁻⁸
Subunits
1⁄1000	Millibitcoin
1⁄1000000	Microbitcoin
1⁄100000000	Satoshi^[2]
Development
Original author(s)	Satoshi Nakamoto
White paper	"Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"^[3]
Implementation(s)	Bitcoin Core
Initial release	0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 (14 years ago) (2009-01-09)
Latest release	24.0.1 / 12 December 2022 (3 months ago) (2022-12-12)^[4]
Code repository	github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Development status	Active
Source model	Free and open-source software
License	MIT License
Ledger
Ledger start	3 January 2009 (14 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^[5]
Block reward	₿6.25^[d]
Block time	10 minutes
Circulating supply	₿18,925,000^[e]
Supply limit	₿21,000,000^[6]^[f]
Valuation
Exchange rate	Floating
Demographics
Official user(s)	El Salvador^[8] Central African Republic^[9]
Website
Website	bitcoin.org
^ Encoded Unicode version 10.0 (2017) in Currency Symbols block^[1] ^ Very early software versions used the code "BC". ^ Compatible with ISO 4217. ^ May 2020 to approximately 2024, halved approximately every four years ^ As of 2022-01-10 ^ The supply will approach, but never reach, ₿21 million. Issuance will permanently halt c. 2140 at ₿20,999,999.9769.^[7]^{: ch. 8}

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Bitcoin
Official logo of Bitcoin
Denominations
Plural	Bitcoins
Symbol	₿ (Unicode: U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN)^[a]
Code	BTC,^[b] XBT^[c]
Precision	10⁻⁸
Subunits
1⁄1000	Millibitcoin
1⁄1000000	Microbitcoin
1⁄100000000	Satoshi^[2]
Development
Original author(s)	Satoshi Nakamoto
White paper	"Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"^[3]
Implementation(s)	Bitcoin Core
Initial release	0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 (14 years ago) (2009-01-09)
Latest release	24.0.1 / 12 December 2022 (3 months ago) (2022-12-12)^[4]
Code repository	github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Development status	Active
Source model	Free and open-source software
License	MIT License
Ledger
Ledger start	3 January 2009 (14 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^[5]
Block reward	₿6.25^[d]
Block time	10 minutes
Circulating supply	₿18,925,000^[e]
Supply limit	₿21,000,000^[6]^[f]
Valuation
Exchange rate	Floating
Demographics
Official user(s)	El Salvador^[8] Central African Republic^[9]
Website
Website	bitcoin.org
^ Encoded Unicode version 10.0 (2017) in Currency Symbols block^[1] ^ Very early software versions used the code "BC". ^ Compatible with ISO 4217. ^ May 2020 to approximately 2024, halved approximately every four years ^ As of 2022-01-10 ^ The supply will approach, but never reach, ₿21 million. Issuance will permanently halt c. 2140 at ₿20,999,999.9769.^[7]^{: ch. 8}

Bitcoin

Official logo of Bitcoin

Denominations

Plural

Bitcoins

Symbol

₿
(Unicode: U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN)^[a]

Code

BTC,^[b] XBT^[c]

Precision

10⁻⁸

Subunits

1⁄1000

Millibitcoin

1⁄1000000

Microbitcoin

1⁄100000000

Satoshi^[2]

Development

Original author(s)

Satoshi Nakamoto

White paper

"Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"^[3]

Implementation(s)

Bitcoin Core

Initial release

0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 (14 years ago)

Latest release

24.0.1 / 12 December 2022 (3 months ago)^[4]

Code repository

github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin

Development status

Active

Source model

Free and open-source software

License

MIT License

Ledger

Ledger start

3 January 2009 (14 years ago)

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^[5]

Block reward

₿6.25^[d]

Block time

10 minutes

Circulating supply

₿18,925,000^[e]

Supply limit

₿21,000,000^[6]^[f]

Valuation

Exchange rate

Floating

Demographics

Official user(s)

El Salvador^[8]
Central African Republic^[9]

Website

bitcoin.org

^ Encoded Unicode version 10.0 (2017) in Currency Symbols block^[1]
^ Very early software versions used the code "BC".
^ Compatible with ISO 4217.
^ May 2020 to approximately 2024, halved approximately every four years
^ As of 2022-01-10
^ The supply will approach, but never reach, ₿21 million. Issuance will permanently halt c. 2140 at ₿20,999,999.9769.^[7]^{: ch. 8}

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