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* Bitcoin official website: http://www.bitcoin.org | * Bitcoin official website: http://www.bitcoin.org | ||
* Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto: "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" http://www.bitcoin.org/sites/default/files/bitcoin.pdf | * Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto: "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" http://www.bitcoin.org/sites/default/files/bitcoin.pdf | ||
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| + | == More == | ||
| + | * [[encrypting your money]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:28, 20 December 2010
Bitcoin is a virtual currency not supported by a central issuer, but by all users. It uses open-source software to send, receive and generate money. It is a form of cryptocurrency, relying on cryptography as well as peer-to-peer technology to work. Bitcoin is designed in such a way that you can send and receive money anonymously.
- Bitcoin official website: http://www.bitcoin.org
- Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto: "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" http://www.bitcoin.org/sites/default/files/bitcoin.pdf
