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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 ...
Hal Finney (4 May 1956 – 28 August 2014) was a pre-bitcoin cryptographic pioneer and the first person (other than Nakamoto himself) to use the software, file bug reports, and make improvements. [27] He also lived a few blocks from a man named Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, according to Forbes journalist Andy Greenberg. [28]
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]
Bitcoin soared to an all-time high this week thanks to massive inflows from newly launched ETFs, which signaled to many that the original cryptocurrency—once derided by Wall Street as a scam ...
Satoshi Nakamoto gave Bitcoin to the world in early 2009. His creation has since sparked a global rebellion against banks and governments, while its value has soared to well over $1 trillion—or ...
Peter Todd is a Canadian cryptographer and software developer who was an early contributor to the development of Bitcoin. [1] Todd has been involved in cryptocurrency since the early 2010s and has worked on blockchain and privacy-focused projects.
The identity of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has long been one of the biggest mysteries of the internet age. A new HBO documentary, “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,” claims to have an ...
Bitcoin price surge after Elon Musk and Tesla announcements of investments into Bitcoin, including acceptance of payment. [214] 16 February 2021 $50,000 : Bitcoin price reached new all-time high of $50,000. [215] 10 April 2021 $60,000 : Bitcoin back above $60,000 as Coinbase gets ready to go public on the stock market. [216] 14 April 2021 $64,800