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What is Bitcoin and how does it work?

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Bitcoindigital currency

ease of use

irreversibleblockchain

Cryptocurrency

Digital gold

divisibleSatoshi Nakamoto

not printed

Anonymous

transparent

Miners

8 digits

decentralised

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The evolution of currencies

Cryptocurrencies

D

Barter system Precious metals Cash

ThenNow

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What is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin offers a decentralised, peer-to-peer payment system which allows transfer of funds.

Sender ReceiverNo bank, no government

to

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Anonymous

Sender Receiver

Blockchainsender receiver amount

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The blockchain is a public ledger where all Bitcoin transactions are shared for all its users.

You can send and receive bitcoins anonymously without giving any personal information.

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More about Bitcoin

Fastand efficient

Irreversible Non-retrievable

Confirmation after an averageof 10 minutes

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Bitcoin mining

1 Sends bitcoin

2 Miners verify the transaction

3 Miners compete to solve a mathematical problem 4 Winner is rewarded with

bitcoins

5 New block is added to the blockchain

6 Transaction confirmed. Receives bitcoin

Miners

Mining is defined as the process of adding transaction records to Bitcoin’s public ledger (blockchain) and generating new bitcoins in the process.

Miners are people who add and verify all Bitcoin transactions to help secure Bitcoin’s network.

new Bitcoins are generated

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How to get started with Bitcoin

Set up a Bitcoin wallet

Login to your wallet

Make a transaction1 2 3

Public keyto send and receive bitcoins

Private key to access your Bitcoin wallet

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Bitcoin fractions

1 BTC 1 Bitcoin

0.01 BTC 1 centiBitcoin

0.001 BTC 1 miliBitcoin

0.000 001 BTC 1 microBitcoin

0.000 000 01 BTC 1 Satoshi

Named after the founder,

“Satoshi Nakamoto”

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Advantages of using Bitcoin

Divisible

Portable

Transferable

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2009

Value of Bitcoin

10,000bitcoins

2 boxesof pizza

2017

10,000bitcoins

USD 25million

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Companies are starting to accept bitcoins

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To learn more about Bitcoin,

visitacademy.binary.com

Academy

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Sign up for a Bitcoin Account today.

[email protected]

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