Happy Birthday Bitcoin! Here’s a Look at Bitcoin’s 11th Year by the Numbers
On January 3, 2009, the pseudonymous developer(s) Satoshi Nakamoto bootstrapped the Bitcoin network by mining its first ever block, block 0. The...
Why Use Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a relatively new form of currency that is just beginning to hit the mainstream, but many people still don't understand why they...
Is Bitcoin Legal?
Bitcoin is of interest to law enforcement agencies, tax authorities, and legal regulators, all of which are trying to understand how the cryptocurrency fits...
What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a form of digital currency, created and held electronically. No one controls it. Bitcoins aren’t printed, like dollars or euros – they’re...
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
Satoshi Nakamoto
October 31, 2008
Abstract
A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to...
