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| − | 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 [[anonymity|anonymously]]. | + | 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 [[anonymity|anonymously]]. |
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| + | Bitcoin is probably the first usable implementation of cryptocurrency, which was first described in 1998 by Wei Dai on the [[cypherpunk]]s mailing list. | ||
* 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 | ||
| − | == | + | == See also == |
* [[encrypting your money]] | * [[encrypting your money]] | ||
| + | * [[cypherpunk]] | ||
[[Category:Software]] | [[Category:Software]] | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 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 is probably the first usable implementation of cryptocurrency, which was first described in 1998 by Wei Dai on the cypherpunks mailing list.
- 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
