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2. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, an unknown entity (person or persons). [5] Use of bitcoin as a currency began in 2009, [6] with the release of its open-source implementation.

3. Bitcoin protocol - Wikipedia

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   A diagram of a bitcoin transfer. The bitcoin protocol is the set of rules that govern the functioning of bitcoin.Its key components and principles are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all bitcoin transactions; mining and proof of work, the process to create new bitcoins and verify transactions; and ...

4. Free Bitcoin Mining Games: Learn and Earn - AOL

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   It’s a Bitcoin mining simulator game that allows users to earn Bitcoin at no initial cost — new users can earn free Satoshi straight away. A Satoshi is a term given to a fraction of a Bitcoin.

5. Cryptojacking - Wikipedia

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   Cryptojacking is the act of exploiting a computer to mine cryptocurrencies, often through websites, [1] [2] [3] against the user's will or while the user is unaware. [4] One notable piece of software used for cryptojacking was Coinhive, which was used in over two-thirds of cryptojacks before its March 2019 shutdown. [5]

6. A Complete Guide on How Bitcoin Mining Works - AOL

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   In the very early days of bitcoin mining, the network difficulty of mining gave you a better than 1 in 5 chance of finding a new block. Hence, any machine was good enough for bitcoin mining.

7. Satoshi Nakamoto - Wikipedia

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   Satoshi Nakamoto message embedded in the coinbase of the first block. Nakamoto said that the work of writing bitcoin's code began in the second quarter of 2007. [9] On 18 August 2008, he or a colleague registered the domain name bitcoin.org, [10] and created a web site at that address.

8. Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery - Wikipedia

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   The documentary follows Bitcoin’s early history with Hoback interviewing industry figures including Adam Back, Roger Ver, and Peter Todd. [3] [4] [5]Hoback charts Bitcoin’s battle with the US government as its adoption spreads world-wide, as well as how Bitcoin currently matches to its original principals, charting the currency’s evolution from its anachronistic roots to incorporation ...

9. Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory - Wikipedia

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   In early 2018 the People's Bank of China announced the State Administration of Foreign Exchange led by Pan Gongsheng would crack down on bitcoin mining. [102] [103] Many bitcoin mining operations in China had stopped operating by January 2018. [101] A complete ban on cryptocurrency trading and mining was put into effect on 24 September 2021. [104]