Bitcoin Price (BTC))
$112620.03 -1.79%
27.296862388657 ETC
Market Cap
$112620.03
Fully Diluted Market Cap
$2365020563652.3
Volume 24h
$83636163569.048
Circulating Supply
Max Supply
$21000000
Total Supply
$19934406
Bitcoin (BTC) is the first and most well-known decentralized digital currency (cryptocurrency), powered by blockchain technology. It was created in 2009 by an anonymous developer (or group) under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
Key Features:
✔ Decentralization — Bitcoin is not controlled by banks, governments, or corporations. The network is maintained by miners and nodes worldwide.
✔ Limited Supply — Maximum supply capped at 21 million BTC (deflationary model).
✔ Security — Protected by cryptography (SHA-256) and secured through Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus.
✔ Pseudonymity — Transactions are transparent but not always easily linked to real-world identities.
✔ Fast Cross-Border Payments — Enables peer-to-peer transfers globally without intermediaries.
Use Cases:
Investing (digital gold).
Payments (accepted by select merchants and services).
Trading (on crypto exchanges, futures, ETFs).
Store of Value (hedge against inflation).
Technical Foundation:
Blockchain — A public ledger recording all transactions.
Mining — The process of validating transactions and securing the network through computational power.
Alternatives: Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
Key Features:
✔ Decentralization — Bitcoin is not controlled by banks, governments, or corporations. The network is maintained by miners and nodes worldwide.
✔ Limited Supply — Maximum supply capped at 21 million BTC (deflationary model).
✔ Security — Protected by cryptography (SHA-256) and secured through Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus.
✔ Pseudonymity — Transactions are transparent but not always easily linked to real-world identities.
✔ Fast Cross-Border Payments — Enables peer-to-peer transfers globally without intermediaries.
Use Cases:
Investing (digital gold).
Payments (accepted by select merchants and services).
Trading (on crypto exchanges, futures, ETFs).
Store of Value (hedge against inflation).
Technical Foundation:
Blockchain — A public ledger recording all transactions.
Mining — The process of validating transactions and securing the network through computational power.
Alternatives: Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
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