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2. History of bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   [15] [16] [17] On 3 January 2009, the bitcoin network came into existence with Satoshi Nakamoto mining the genesis block of bitcoin (block number 0), which had a reward of 50 bitcoins. [15] [18] Embedded in the genesis block was the text: The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks [19]

3. 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 person. [5] Use of bitcoin as a currency began in 2009, [6] with the release of its open-source implementation. [7]: ch. 1 In 2021, El Salvador adopted it as legal tender ...

4. 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.

5. Bitcoin: Breaking Down the History (& Controversy) - AOL

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   In 2009, Bitcoin (BTC) was created, becoming the first truly decentralized cryptocurrency. On May 22, 2010, known as Bitcoin Pizza Day, Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two Papa John’s ...

6. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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   In January 2009, bitcoin was created by pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto. ... For instance, if a bank were to hold bitcoin worth $2 billion, it would be ...

7. Wikipedia:WikiProject Bitcoin/Article Quality/WIP Articles ...

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   On 12 March 2013, a Bitcoin miner running version 0.8.0 of the Bitcoin software created a large block that was incompatible with earlier versions of the Bitcoin software because of its size. This created a split or "fork" in the block chain since older versions of the software did not accept this block as valid.

8. Bitcoin values hit record highs. Should you invest in ... - AOL

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   Bitcoin is a digital asset, launched in 2009 by a person or group known as Satoshi Nakamoto and designed to have a cap of 21 million bitcoin tokens. Bitcoin is created as crypto miners use their ...

9. Who Invented Bitcoin? HBO Documentary ‘Money Electric ... - AOL

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   The inventor of Bitcoin famously held on to 1.1 million coins — or 5% of the 21 million Bitcoins that will ever be mined, according to the protocols laid out in the white paper.