Bitcoin (BTC)
Bitcoin Price: BTC / USD
$8,737.92
-0.32%
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 | mining calculator |
| Consensus | Proof of Work (PoW) |
| Start Date | 3rd January, 2009 |
Bitcoin by the numbers
| Market Positon | #1 |
|---|---|
| USD Price | $8,737.92 |
| Market Cap | $148,468,724,951.00 |
| Volume | $8,161,350,000.00 |
| Supply | 16,991,312.00 |
| Difficulty | 3839316899029 |
Bitcoin links
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| YouTube | channel/UC... | ||
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| Miners | Payout Minimum | Payout Frequency | Payments Accepted | Rating | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hashflare
|
0.0007 | Daily |
|
Review | |
Genesis Mining
|
0.0006 | Daily |
|
Review | |
MyCoinCloud
|
0.0014 | Weekly |
|
Review | |
MinerGate
|
0.01 | Daily |
|
Review | |
NiceHash
|
0.001 | Daily |
|
Review | |
Bitcoin.com
|
0.01 | Daily |
|
Review | |
Hashing24
|
0.001 | Daily |
|
Review |
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