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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. What is Bitcoin? - AOL

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   Bitcoin suffers from some significant drawbacks that are intrinsic to its design, notably its limit on the number of coins in circulation and its general volatility. 1. Bitcoin is an energy hog

4. How to start investing in cryptocurrency: A guide for beginners

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   For beginners who want to get started trading crypto, however, the best advice is to start small and only use money that you can afford to lose. — Bankrate’s Brian Baker contributed to an ...

5. 6 things every beginning crypto investor should know - AOL

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   6 things every beginner crypto investor should know ... long-term approach works better. Plus, it’s less stressful than watching price charts all day. ... “Bitcoin has historically experienced ...

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. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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   By November 2018, bitcoin was estimated to have an annual energy consumption of 45.8TWh, generating 22.0 to 22.9 million tons of CO 2, rivalling nations like Jordan and Sri Lanka. [261] By the end of 2021, bitcoin was estimated to produce 65.4 million tons of CO 2, as much as Greece, [262] and consume between 91 and 177 terawatt-hours annually ...

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

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   How does bitcoin work? Like the dollar, bitcoin can be used as currency, but it's virtual and isn't controlled by banks or governments. While an entire bitcoin is priced at nearly $100,000, you ...

9. Tokenomics - Wikipedia

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   For instance, before the very last Bitcoin is added to the Bitcoin pool, it is inflationary because as miners (people who find Bitcoin by using algorithms to solve mathematical puzzles) keep mining Bitcoins, the amount of Bitcoins increases and the purchasing power of each Bitcoin decrease. [7]