Bitcoin was first introduced in 2008 as a decentralized currency without the need for a central bank or any intermediaries. It can be sent to and from users via the bitcoin network, a peer-to-peer network in which transactions are authenticated by nodes and recorded on a blockchain. Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin, remains a…
Ever wondered how Bitcoin (or any cryptocurrency for that matter) came to be? As a long-standing coin and the first of its kind, Bitcoin has revolutionized the cryptocurrency space, much like the internet changed the way people use the internet. A detailed history of Bitcoin as a whole is beyond the scope of this article,…
Have you ever heard about digital currencies such as Bitcoin? No, of course you haven’t! At least not, not that you can notice. But if you’re in the business of stock market investing, it’s almost impossible that you don’t know about Bitcoin. In a nut shell, Bitcoin was the first decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency…
The history of Bitcoin is a long and storied one, with the first recorded Bitcoin transaction happening a little over six years ago. However, this has nothing to do with the type of transactions we have been using throughout this week. In 2008, a cryptocurrency referred to as Bitcoin was created. This was the first…
Whether you are ready to invest in cryptocurrency or not, it’s important to understand the history of Bitcoin and how it came to be. For those who are new to cryptocurrency and hear the term, “Bitcoin”, it’s easy to make the mistake that it’s simply a type of money. There are several definitions for Bitcoin,…
The history of Bitcoin goes much further than just a single monetary unit and exchangeable cryptocurrency. To begin, the founder of Bitcoin is Satoshi Nakamoto. There has been much discussion over the years whether he/she/they are real, but he/she/they have been repeatedly confirmed as real. How long has Nakamoto been working on Bitcoin? Satoshi has…
