Bitcoin (BTC)
Bitcoin Price: BTC / USD
$6,865.58
-0.09%
Bitcoin History
Bitcoin (BTC), a merge of the words bit and coin, was invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. It was the first decentralized virtual currency as well as the first technology to use the blockchain, a shared public ledger. Bitcoin is peer to peer open source project and can be used by anyone. It allows worldwide payments, instantly.
About Bitcoin (BTC)
| Name | Bitcoin |
|---|---|
| Symbol | BTC / XBT |
| Algorithm | SHA-256 |
| Mineable | |
| Consensus | Proof of Work (PoW) |
| Start Date | 3rd January, 2009 |
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Compare Miners
| Miners | Payout Min | Payments | Apps | Founded | Review | Visit |
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Hashflare |
0.0007 BTC |
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2015 |
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Genesis Mining |
0.0006 BTC |
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2013 |
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MyCoinCloud |
0.0014 BTC |
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2015 |
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NiceHash |
0.001 BTC |
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2014 |
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MinerGate |
0.01 BTC |
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2014 |
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Compare Exchanges
| Exchanges | Type | Fiats | Fees | Apps | Founded | Review | Visit |
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Binance |
Trading Platform |
Maker:0.1%
Taker:0.1%
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2017 |
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Bitfinex |
Trading Platform |
EUR GBP USD JPY |
Maker:0.1%
Taker:0.2%
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2012 |
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Changelly |
Instant Exchange |
USD EUR |
USD:10% BTC:0.5%
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2015 |
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HitBTC |
Trading Platform |
Maker:0%
Taker:0.1%
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2013 |
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Coinbase |
Instant Exchange |
EUR GBP |
USD:1.49% BTC:0%
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2012 |
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Compare Wallets
| Wallet | Type | Platforms | Apps | Review | Visit | |
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Bitcoin Core
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Desktop |
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Trezor
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Hardware |
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Ledger Nano S
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Hardware |
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Bread
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Mobile |
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Green Address
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Mobile Web Desktop |
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Compare Cards
| Card | Card Fee | App | App | Review | Visit | |
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CryptoPay
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$15.00 / £15.00 / €15.00 |
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Wirex
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$17.00 |
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SpectroCoin
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€9.00 |
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Loadoo
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$15.00 / £15.00 / €15.00 |
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Bonpay
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€10.00 |
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