Bitcoin

Bitcoin ist der Pionier der Blockchains und Kryptowährungen, eingeführt in einem Whitepaper wurde 2008 veröffentlicht von einer offenbar pseudonymen Person oder Gruppe von Personen, die als bekannt sind Satoshi Nakamoto. Das Dokument beschrieb eine Peer-to-Peer-Methode zur Übertragung von Geld ohne die Verwendung von Finanzinstituten. Die als Bitcoin bekannte Kryptowährung oder BTC debütierte im Jahr 2009. Transaktionen werden in einem öffentlichen Hauptbuch (einem Blockchain) durch Entitäten, die als bekannt sindMiner die sich an einem Prozess beteiligen, der als bezeichnet wirdProof-of-Work. Miner werden dafür belohnt, indem sie neu geschürfte Bitcoin erhalten. Einige Befürworter betrachten BTC als eine Alternative zu Fiat-Währungen und als Absicherung gegen Inflation. Bitcoin hat die Entstehung zahlreicher anderer Kryptowährungen und Blockchain-Projekte inspiriert.

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Kazakhstan Mining Crackdown Affecting Bitcoin Hashrate

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Global Energy Price Jump Impact on Bitcoin Hashrate

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Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin Coordinator to Blacklist Certain Addresses

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