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'''Bitcoin''' is | '''[[Bitcoin]]''' is a decentralized [[digital currency]] that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: [[transaction|transaction management]] and [[controlled supply|money issuance]] are carried out collectively by the network. | ||
The original Bitcoin software by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] was released under the MIT license. | The original Bitcoin software by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] was released under the MIT license. | ||
Most client software, derived or "from scratch", also use open source licensing. | Most client software, derived or "from scratch", also use open source licensing. | ||
Bitcoin is | Bitcoin is the first successful implementation of a ''distributed crypto-currency'', described in part in 1998 by [[Wei Dai]] on the cypherpunks mailing list. Building upon the notion that money is any object, or any sort of record, accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context, Bitcoin is designed around the idea of using cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money, rather than relying on central authorities. | ||
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Revision as of 14:14, 30 March 2015
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: transaction management and money issuance are carried out collectively by the network.
The original Bitcoin software by Satoshi Nakamoto was released under the MIT license. Most client software, derived or "from scratch", also use open source licensing.
Bitcoin is the first successful implementation of a distributed crypto-currency, described in part in 1998 by Wei Dai on the cypherpunks mailing list. Building upon the notion that money is any object, or any sort of record, accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context, Bitcoin is designed around the idea of using cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money, rather than relying on central authorities.
