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  2. 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]

  3. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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    Mining hardware is improving at a fast rate, quickly resulting in older generations of hardware. [255] Bitcoin is the least energy-efficient cryptocurrency, using 707.6 kilowatt-hours of electricity per transaction. [256] Before June 2021, China was the primary location for bitcoin mining.

  4. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    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]

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

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    Users earn rewards by playing and can redeem Bitcoin by doing the following: Download the Zebedee app and claim a Gamertag. Then, go to the Bitcoin Miner app and select “Cash Out” at the top ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. List of bitcoin forks - Wikipedia

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    The first hard fork splitting bitcoin happened on 1 August 2017, resulting in the creation of Bitcoin Cash. The following is a list of notable hard forks splitting bitcoin by date and/or block: Bitcoin Cash: Forked at block 478558, 1 August 2017, for each bitcoin (BTC), an owner got 1 Bitcoin Cash (BCH)

  8. Every Mac computer is hiding a secret Bitcoin document - AOL

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  9. Bitcoin Core - Wikipedia

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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]