Bitcoin
(BTC)
- Rank 1
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Mineable Pow Sha-256 Store-of-value State-channels
$ 10,784,903952 (USD) (-0.99%)
| Market Cap | Volume (24h) | Circulating Supply | Max Supply |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ 199,554,555,355,697 | $ 22,635,998,297,958 | 18,503,137,000 BTC | 21,000,000,000 BTC |
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Description
The first line of the Bitcoin white paper, written by the anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, reads, “A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash, which would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.” Bitcoin launched on Jan. 3, 2009, launching the cryptocurrency revolution. Bitcoin is a purely decentralized digital currency, confirming transactions on its own blockchain, which makes it unlike any other asset that came before it.
