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Initially, the software was published by Satoshi Nakamoto under the name "Bitcoin", and later renamed to "Bitcoin Core" to distinguish it from the network. [2] It is also known as the Satoshi client. [3] Bitcoin Core includes a transaction verification engine and connects to the bitcoin network as a full node. [3]
The domain name bitcoin.org was registered on 18 August 2008. [15] On 31 October 2008, a link to a white paper authored by Satoshi Nakamoto titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System was posted to a cryptography mailing list. [16] Nakamoto implemented the bitcoin software as open-source code and released it in January 2009. [6]
Con Kolivas is a Greek-Australian anaesthetist. [1] He has worked as a computer programmer on the Linux kernel and on the development of the cryptographic currency mining software CGMiner. [2]
Pi Network is a digital currency and decentralized finance project that aims to make cryptocurrency mining accessible via mobile devices. Developed by a group of Stanford graduates, Pi Network allows users to "mine" or validate transactions on their smartphones through a mobile application.
NiceHash is a cryptocurrency broker and exchange with an open marketplace for buyers and sellers of hashing power. The company provides software for cryptocurrency mining.The company was founded in 2014 by two Slovenian university students, Marko Kobal and Matjaž Škorjanc. [1]
Bitmain's first product was the Antminer S1 which is an ASIC bitcoin miner making 180 gigahashes per second (GH/s) while using 80–200 watts of power. [8] Bitmain as of 2018 had 11 mining farms operating in China. [7] Bitmain was involved in the 2018 Bitcoin Cash split, siding with Bitcoin Cash ABC alongside Roger Ver. [9]
Andresen has not contributed to Bitcoin since February 2016. [3] He had become critical of the failure of bitcoin developers to increase network capacity, and helped put together Bitcoin XT as alternative software. [2] His commit access to Bitcoin Core on GitHub was revoked in May 2016 after stating Wright was Satoshi Nakamoto. [12]
Bitcoin Classic In its first 8 months, Bitcoin Classic promoted a single increase of the maximum block size from one megabyte to two megabytes. [8] [4] In November 2016 this changed and the project moved to a solution that moved the limit out of the software rules into the hands of the miners and nodes. [9] Bitcoin Unlimited