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curprev 03:3503:35, 12 August 2016‎ Theymos talk contribs‎ 52,057 bytes +1,909‎ →‎How much will the transaction fee be?: Rewrite/update this section

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curprev 04:1104:11, 6 June 2016‎ Lai66 talk contribs‎ 50,148 bytes +77‎ →‎Can I buy bitcoins with Paypal?

curprev 21:1621:16, 14 May 2016‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 50,071 bytes +17‎ →‎Why do I have to wait 10 minutes before I can spend money I received?

curprev 18:3118:31, 25 April 2016‎ Bitit talk contribs‎ 50,054 bytes +32‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?
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curprev 14:3514:35, 21 August 2015‎ Taras talk contribs‎ 49,887 bytes −15‎ Undo revision 58444 by OÄAB (talk)
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curprev 08:2408:24, 23 July 2015‎ Coincorner talk contribs‎ m 50,211 bytes +40‎ added coincorner under 'how do I get bitcoins?'

curprev 16:3016:30, 19 July 2015‎ Taras talk contribs‎ m 50,171 bytes 0‎ Taras moved page FAQ to Help:FAQ: Help: namespace repurposed for guides/tutorials etc.

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curprev 17:0417:04, 7 July 2015‎ Taras talk contribs‎ 50,140 bytes −29‎ Undo revision 57261 by Sunnankar (talk)
curprev 15:3415:34, 7 July 2015‎ Sunnankar talk contribs‎ 50,169 bytes +29‎ →‎What is Bitcoin?

curprev 00:4700:47, 29 May 2015‎ Sunnankar talk contribs‎ 50,140 bytes +57‎ →‎What is mining?: Add reference

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curprev 09:4509:45, 11 May 2015‎ Bawolff talk contribs‎ 50,054 bytes +15‎ Bitcoin -> Bitcoin Wiki

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curprev 15:4215:42, 12 December 2014‎ Luke-jr talk contribs‎ m 50,109 bytes +344‎ Reverted edits by Silverdr (talk) to last revision by Taras

curprev 15:3815:38, 10 December 2014‎ Silverdr talk contribs‎ 49,765 bytes −344‎ →‎Why does my Bitcoin address keep changing?

curprev 00:0700:07, 28 October 2014‎ Luke-jr talk contribs‎ m 49,172 bytes +2‎ →‎Why does my Bitcoin address keep changing?: Fix formatting
curprev 00:0700:07, 28 October 2014‎ Luke-jr talk contribs‎ 49,170 bytes +142‎ Rephrase and restore facts

curprev 14:1614:16, 27 October 2014‎ Silverdr talk contribs‎ m 49,028 bytes −12‎ →‎Why does my Bitcoin address keep changing?
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curprev 23:3523:35, 24 October 2014‎ Taras talk contribs‎ 48,783 bytes −4‎ Fancier see also :
curprev 22:4722:47, 24 October 2014‎ Luke-jr talk contribs‎ 48,787 bytes −37‎ →‎Why does my Bitcoin address keep changing?: Make this more correct and link address reuse
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curprev 04:1804:18, 17 October 2014‎ Taras talk contribs‎ 48,819 bytes +51‎ Undo revision 52066 by WalletBit (talk)
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curprev 06:1206:12, 6 September 2014‎ Asperous talk contribs‎ 48,787 bytes −632‎ →‎Can I buy bitcoins with Paypal?: Removing Virwox mention (See talk page)

curprev 21:3421:34, 2 September 2014‎ Theymos talk contribs‎ m 49,419 bytes +347‎ rv ref spam and brokenness
curprev 13:4213:42, 2 September 2014‎ DoctorBTC talk contribs‎ m 49,072 bytes +2‎ →‎Can I buy bitcoins with Paypal?
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curprev 05:2505:25, 11 August 2014‎ Theymos talk contribs‎ 49,291 bytes +20‎ Undo revision 49688 by OÄAB (talk) - ref spam

curprev 13:3713:37, 10 August 2014‎ OÄAB talk contribs‎ 49,271 bytes −20‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?

curprev 22:3222:32, 9 July 2014‎ Theymos talk contribs‎ m 49,291 bytes −86‎ remove cointouch spam
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curprev 17:4017:40, 9 July 2014‎ ChrisBeach talk contribs‎ 49,378 bytes +87‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?: Add CoinTouch

curprev 10:1910:19, 9 June 2014‎ BashCo talk contribs‎ m 49,291 bytes +9‎ Removed two virwox referral links added by Maskedman in January. Entire virwox/Paypal paragraph could probably be removed.
curprev 01:0201:02, 9 June 2014‎ RaDf3 talk contribs‎ 49,282 bytes −72‎ Removed Coinbase referral

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curprev 20:3920:39, 27 March 2014‎ OÄAB talk contribs‎ 49,291 bytes +2‎ Punctuation
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curprev 12:2212:22, 25 March 2014‎ Iwilcox talk contribs‎ m 49,308 bytes +1‎ Touch to hopefully force recognition, because GET https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ seems to be returning a 77-byte application/octet-stream redirect to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ

curprev 03:1903:19, 21 March 2014‎ WalletBit talk contribs‎ 49,307 bytes +19‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?

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curprev 01:5501:55, 10 March 2014‎ FishDawg talk contribs‎ 49,156 bytes −132‎ Remove sneaky referral link added by OÄAB.

curprev 11:2211:22, 7 March 2014‎ E-cointrade.com talk contribs‎ 49,288 bytes +187‎ →‎I'd like to learn more. Where can I get help?
curprev 11:1811:18, 7 March 2014‎ E-cointrade.com talk contribs‎ 49,101 bytes +211‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?

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curprev 01:4801:48, 12 January 2014‎ Midnightmagic talk contribs‎ 48,758 bytes −72‎ →‎How are new bitcoins created?: - you can use bitcoind gettxoutsetinfo to see the total that could be spent if it becomes possible to spend e.g. Kaminsky's ascii spam etc.

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curprev 03:5703:57, 2 December 2013‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 48,182 bytes −3‎ →‎Could miners collude to give themselves money or to fundamentally change the nature of Bitcoin?: it's not the developers that matter, its all the users of the network; thanks to omniden for pointing this out
curprev 03:4903:49, 2 December 2013‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 48,185 bytes −217‎ →‎Why was the "Generate coin" option of the client software removed?: FAQ response was all outdated references to gpu mining.
curprev 03:1303:13, 2 December 2013‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 48,402 bytes 0‎ →‎Doesn't Bitcoin unfairly benefit early adopters?: reformulation suggested by omniden.
curprev 03:0703:07, 2 December 2013‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 48,402 bytes −285‎ →‎Doesn't Bitcoin unfairly benefit early adopters?: Uh. Hahah. Reported by omnidenmobile on IRC.

curprev 23:0623:06, 28 November 2013‎ Sabroshi talk contribs‎ m 48,687 bytes +23‎ Grammar corrections

curprev 19:5819:58, 25 November 2013‎ Biteasy talk contribs‎ 48,664 bytes +34‎ →‎I was sent some bitcoins and they haven't arrived yet! Where are they?

curprev 14:3614:36, 24 November 2013‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ m 48,630 bytes 0‎ →‎How does the peer finding mechanism work?: missing i
curprev 14:3614:36, 24 November 2013‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 48,630 bytes +77‎ →‎How does the peer finding mechanism work?: IRC has been completely removed for eons.

curprev 23:2923:29, 16 November 2013‎ Luke-jr talk contribs‎ 48,553 bytes +98‎ →‎Why does my Bitcoin address keep changing?: Update to 2013

curprev 21:4521:45, 12 November 2013‎ Ontarioboy talk contribs‎ m 48,455 bytes +32‎ →‎Do you have to wait until my transactions are confirmed in order to buy or sell things with Bitcoin?: spell buried

curprev 01:2801:28, 5 November 2013‎ Chrisarnesen talk contribs‎ m 48,423 bytes +12‎ →‎What is Bitcoin?
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curprev 18:1418:14, 29 October 2013‎ Adam3us talk contribs‎ m 48,185 bytes −36‎ →‎How does the proof-of-work system help secure Bitcoin?: add cross ref to new hashcash page

curprev 17:3417:34, 21 October 2013‎ Adam3us talk contribs‎ m 48,221 bytes +104‎ →‎How does the proof-of-work system help secure Bitcoin?: cross reference to hashcash

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curprev 11:0811:08, 27 June 2013‎ Oconnor663 talk contribs‎ 48,232 bytes +478‎ Mars thought experiment
curprev 10:4310:43, 27 June 2013‎ Oconnor663 talk contribs‎ 47,754 bytes +433‎ Explaining the 10 minute time between blocks -- please make corrections.

curprev 16:2116:21, 15 May 2013‎ Spart talk contribs‎ 47,321 bytes +86‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?

curprev 05:3805:38, 17 April 2013‎ Peapodamus talk contribs‎ m 47,235 bytes +3‎ Minor Grammar Improvements

curprev 15:3815:38, 1 April 2013‎ Http talk contribs‎ m 47,232 bytes +2‎ →‎I'd like to learn more. Where can I get help?: fix links
curprev 14:5314:53, 1 April 2013‎ Http talk contribs‎ m 47,230 bytes −13‎ →‎Won't loss of wallets and the finite amount of Bitcoins create excessive deflation, destroying Bitcoin?: grammar fix and remove some unnecessary spaces
curprev 14:4914:49, 1 April 2013‎ Http talk contribs‎ m 47,243 bytes +1‎ →‎Won't loss of wallets and the finite amount of Bitcoins create excessive deflation, destroying Bitcoin?: typo

curprev 09:2209:22, 29 March 2013‎ Ripper234 talk contribs‎ 47,242 bytes −3‎ →‎Isn't Bitcoin open to value manipulation?
curprev 09:2209:22, 29 March 2013‎ Ripper234 talk contribs‎ 47,245 bytes +412‎ →‎Economy

curprev 22:0722:07, 20 March 2013‎ Maged talk contribs‎ 46,628 bytes 0‎ →‎How are new bitcoins created?: 50 BTC reward present tense -> past tense
curprev 22:0222:02, 20 March 2013‎ Maged talk contribs‎ 46,628 bytes +6‎ →‎Could miners collude to give themselves money or to fundamentally change the nature of Bitcoin?: 50 BTC reward -> 25 BTC reward
curprev 09:5509:55, 20 March 2013‎ Bernard75 talk contribs‎ m 46,622 bytes +84‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?
curprev 06:4006:40, 20 March 2013‎ Amincd talk contribs‎ m 46,538 bytes 0‎ →‎How does the peer finding mechanism work?: fixed typo

curprev 19:2319:23, 8 March 2013‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 46,538 bytes −242‎ No one knows what a "cost function" is. This is inappropriate for a FAQ for newbies.

curprev 18:4818:48, 15 January 2013‎ Murdok talk contribs‎ 46,780 bytes 0‎ fix url

curprev 14:4214:42, 2 January 2013‎ Chmod755 talk contribs‎ m 46,780 bytes −2‎ Fixed links forum.bitcoin.org -> bitcointalk.org

curprev 22:1822:18, 24 December 2012‎ Geraintjdotcom talk contribs‎ m 46,782 bytes 0‎ Changed currentreward diwn from 50btc to 25btc

curprev 23:3723:37, 15 December 2012‎ Leotreasure talk contribs‎ 46,782 bytes +4‎ →‎How are new bitcoins created?

curprev 06:1106:11, 6 December 2012‎ Ripper234 talk contribs‎ 46,778 bytes +19‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?
curprev 06:0806:08, 6 December 2012‎ Ripper234 talk contribs‎ 46,759 bytes +96‎ →‎Why don't we use calculations that are also useful for some other purpose?: - link to stack exchange
curprev 02:5802:58, 6 December 2012‎ Redemerald talk contribs‎ 46,663 bytes +22‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?

curprev 10:3710:37, 30 November 2012‎ Adam2us talk contribs‎ 46,641 bytes +299‎ explanation in terms of hashcash stamp

curprev 15:4715:47, 27 November 2012‎ Uusijani talk contribs‎ m 46,342 bytes +4‎ →‎Could miners collude to give themselves money or to fundamentally change the nature of Bitcoin?: private[ key]
curprev 15:3515:35, 27 November 2012‎ Uusijani talk contribs‎ 46,338 bytes −10‎ →‎Could miners collude to give themselves money or to fundamentally change the nature of Bitcoin?: -" done with"

curprev 22:1822:18, 24 November 2012‎ Romanmir talk contribs‎ 46,348 bytes +833‎ →‎Where does the value of Bitcoin stem from? What backs up Bitcoin?
curprev 22:1722:17, 24 November 2012‎ Romanmir talk contribs‎ 45,515 bytes −833‎ →‎But if no more coins are generated, what happens when Bitcoins are lost? Won't that be a problem?
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curprev 22:1022:10, 15 October 2012‎ Mike talk contribs‎ 44,976 bytes −7‎ →‎If every transaction is broadcast via the network, does Bitcoin scale?

curprev 17:3817:38, 8 September 2012‎ Mike talk contribs‎ m 44,983 bytes +25‎ →‎How can I get bitcoins?: fix markup that did not render

curprev 07:5707:57, 21 August 2012‎ Weex talk contribs‎ 44,958 bytes +519‎ →‎Mining: added Q&A about zero transaction blocks

curprev 06:3006:30, 17 July 2012‎ Codevalley talk contribs‎ 44,913 bytes +64‎ →‎Does Bitcoin guarantee an influx of free money?

curprev 16:5616:56, 11 July 2012‎ Fimp talk contribs‎ 44,849 bytes −11‎ →‎I was sent some bitcoins and they haven't arrived yet! Where are they?

curprev 22:5622:56, 1 July 2012‎ Ids talk contribs‎ m 44,860 bytes +66‎ →‎What if someone creates a new block chain, or a new digital currency that renders Bitcoin obsolete?: minor corrections and wording tweaks (still not ideal)

curprev 18:4418:44, 17 June 2012‎ Mike talk contribs‎ 44,875 bytes +1,325‎ Rewrite of the 0-confirm tx FAQ to refer to the ETH paper and make sense in English ("recourse" is not an adjective that can describe transactions)

curprev 13:5113:51, 23 May 2012‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ m 43,550 bytes −47‎ →‎Do I need to configure my firewall to run bitcoin?
curprev 13:5113:51, 23 May 2012‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 43,597 bytes −568‎ →‎Do I need to configure my firewall to run bitcoin?: IRC is no longer a default, don't bother instructing on it
curprev 13:5013:50, 23 May 2012‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 44,165 bytes +291‎ finding peers doesn't use IRC anymore.

curprev 14:4714:47, 16 May 2012‎ TobyGoodwin talk contribs‎ m 43,874 bytes +5‎ fix up a couple of typos

curprev 05:0105:01, 15 May 2012‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 43,869 bytes −64‎ →‎Do you have to wait until my transactions are confirmed in order to buy or sell things with Bitcoin?: Finney attacks as so trivial, esp with gpumax that we should never imply 0-conf transactions should be accepted without strong recourse.
curprev 04:3804:38, 15 May 2012‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 43,933 bytes +340‎ Not waiting makes theft likely, waiting makes it unlikely. This is bad advice.

curprev 20:4720:47, 4 May 2012‎ Eldentyrell talk contribs‎ 43,593 bytes +136‎ →‎Do you have to wait 10 minutes in order to buy or sell things with Bitcoin?
curprev 06:1406:14, 4 May 2012‎ Eldentyrell talk contribs‎ 43,457 bytes +14‎ →‎Do you have to wait 10 minutes in order to buy or sell things with Bitcoin?
curprev 06:1406:14, 4 May 2012‎ Eldentyrell talk contribs‎ 43,443 bytes +538‎ expand on heretofore-severely-misinterpreted FAQ answer

curprev 23:1823:18, 23 April 2012‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ 42,905 bytes +41‎ tweaks on the section about mining.

curprev 07:3507:35, 8 April 2012‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ m 42,864 bytes 0‎ Typo.

curprev 04:2804:28, 30 March 2012‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ m 42,864 bytes +39‎ →‎What if someone bought up all the existing Bitcoins?: Clarity.
curprev 04:0204:02, 30 March 2012‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 42,825 bytes +19‎ →‎What if someone bought up all the existing Bitcoins?: Readbility.
curprev 04:0104:01, 30 March 2012‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 42,806 bytes −3,152‎ Make answer more readable for What if someone buys up all the bitcoins.

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curprev 06:1606:16, 4 March 2012‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ m 45,958 bytes −4‎ Readability.

curprev 18:4418:44, 1 February 2012‎ Meiskam talk contribs‎ m 45,962 bytes −8‎ wikified a link

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curprev 09:5309:53, 26 January 2012‎ Therilith talk contribs‎ 45,970 bytes +6‎ BitCoin -> Bitcoin

curprev 22:5422:54, 25 January 2012‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ m 45,964 bytes +11‎ →‎But if no more coins are generated, what happens when Bitcoins are lost? Won't that be a problem?: Minor word choice improvement.
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curprev 02:1202:12, 16 December 2011‎ Theymos talk contribs‎ m 23,853 bytes −266‎ Undo revision 20882 by AlysiaSpike (talk) More spam

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curprev 08:2608:26, 14 December 2011‎ Theymos talk contribs‎ m 23,853 bytes −219‎ Undo revision 20833 by MatildaHarris (talk) -- Spam
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curprev 02:1602:16, 8 December 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,853 bytes +4‎ →‎Why do I have to wait 10 minutes before I can spend money I received?
curprev 02:1102:11, 8 December 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,849 bytes +31‎ →‎Where does the value of Bitcoin stem from? What backs up Bitcoin?
curprev 02:1102:11, 8 December 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,818 bytes +68‎ →‎Economy: Rearrange questions.
curprev 01:5801:58, 8 December 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,750 bytes +62‎ links to other articles.

curprev 05:0705:07, 27 November 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,688 bytes +5‎ →‎How are new Bitcoins created?: link to Mining
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curprev 04:4104:41, 11 November 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,025 bytes −4‎ →‎Why do I have to wait 10 minutes before I can spend money I received?: grammar

curprev 11:1511:15, 10 November 2011‎ Therilith talk contribs‎ 23,029 bytes −207‎ Undo revision 19032 by RahelLuwam (talk)

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curprev 05:0005:00, 25 October 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,029 bytes +7‎ →‎Is Bitcoin a bubble?
curprev 04:5904:59, 25 October 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,022 bytes −4‎ →‎Is Bitcoin a Ponzi scheme?
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curprev 15:3215:32, 19 October 2011‎ Therilith talk contribs‎ 23,344 bytes −209‎ Undo revision 18254 by RahelLuwam (talk)
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curprev 03:5203:52, 30 September 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,333 bytes −21‎ →‎Why do I have to wait 10 minutes before I can spend money I received?: Linked to Satoshi article. Made sentence more professional and accurate.

curprev 20:0520:05, 29 September 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 23,354 bytes +4‎ →‎I sent some bitcoins and they haven't arrived yet! Where are they?: If waiting for confirmation, generally are receiving coins not sending.
curprev 02:2402:24, 29 September 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,350 bytes +50‎ Transaction Time example
curprev 02:2002:20, 29 September 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 23,300 bytes +115‎ link to BitcoinStats.org

curprev 03:4903:49, 26 September 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 23,185 bytes +22,427‎ Undo revision 17337 by Aiai00125 (talk) Undo spam.
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curprev 07:5207:52, 15 September 2011‎ Tcatm talk contribs‎ 23,185 bytes +22,663‎ Undo vandalism
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curprev 17:4117:41, 12 September 2011‎ Jarpiain talk contribs‎ 23,185 bytes +77‎ Mention stack exchange

curprev 23:0823:08, 6 September 2011‎ Casascius talk contribs‎ 23,108 bytes +146‎ Hooray! "A bitcoin is not tangible" is now no longer true!

curprev 21:3221:32, 2 September 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 22,962 bytes −44‎ Improve readability for very low priority transactions.

curprev 00:1500:15, 31 August 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 23,006 bytes +34‎ Clarify that 50 BTC per block is just the current issuance level.

curprev 22:1622:16, 24 August 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 22,972 bytes +52‎ Clarify what happens when transactions are made but the client is not running.

curprev 01:4701:47, 18 August 2011‎ Mizerydearia talk contribs‎ m 22,920 bytes 0‎ Fixed BitCoin typos

curprev 05:5405:54, 11 August 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 22,920 bytes +26‎ →‎I sent some bitcoins and they haven't arrived yet! Where are they?: Clarify delay for 0 fees relation to priority, not just that there are no fees.

curprev 08:3308:33, 10 August 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 22,894 bytes +20‎ →‎What happens when someone sends me a bitcoin but my computer is powered off?: Clarify.
curprev 08:2908:29, 10 August 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ m 22,874 bytes −2‎ →‎What happens when someone sends me a bitcoin but my computer is powered off?: Clarify.
curprev 08:2808:28, 10 August 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 22,876 bytes +488‎ →‎Sending and Receiving Payments: Add entry for explaining what happens when coins are sent but the wallet is not open.

curprev 18:5918:59, 9 August 2011‎ Dooglus talk contribs‎ m 22,388 bytes +4‎ →‎Do I need to configure my firewall to run bitcoin?: link testnet
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curprev 08:4308:43, 5 August 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 22,339 bytes −14‎ Link to Community portal for forums.

curprev 23:2823:28, 31 July 2011‎ Willphase talk contribs‎ 22,353 bytes +1,194‎ add explanation of missing bitcoins - as seen on the forums a lot

curprev 05:3105:31, 18 July 2011‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 20,082 bytes −116‎ →‎How are new Bitcoins created?
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curprev 11:4111:41, 5 July 2011‎ Ribuck talk contribs‎ 20,182 bytes +149‎ →‎But if no more coins are generated, what happens when Bitcoins are lost? Won't that be a problem?
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curprev 15:2515:25, 19 June 2011‎ Holy-Fire talk contribs‎ 19,720 bytes +61‎ →‎Mining: Move PoW to its own question
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curprev 12:4012:40, 16 June 2011‎ Sirius talk contribs‎ 19,521 bytes +455‎ →‎Economy

curprev 10:2010:20, 13 June 2011‎ Jav talk contribs‎ 19,066 bytes +173‎ Clarified the part about "number of zeroes"
curprev 10:0010:00, 13 June 2011‎ Jav talk contribs‎ 18,893 bytes +1,552‎ Elaborated on what exactly is computed during the mining process

curprev 14:1514:15, 11 June 2011‎ Mike talk contribs‎ 17,341 bytes −178‎ →‎How does the BitCoin network handle the CAP theorem?: delete section, it's not really an FAQ
curprev 14:1514:15, 11 June 2011‎ Mike talk contribs‎ 17,519 bytes +73‎ →‎How does the BitCoin network handle the CAP theorem?
curprev 00:5500:55, 11 June 2011‎ Luke-jr talk contribs‎ 17,446 bytes −671‎ Revert addition of crazy "redefined BTC" ideas, restore Bitcent, and link to comprehensive Units table.

curprev 22:4822:48, 10 June 2011‎ Garyrowe talk contribs‎ m 18,117 bytes +88‎ →‎What do I call the various denominations of Bitcoins?
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curprev 22:2722:27, 10 June 2011‎ Garyrowe talk contribs‎ m 17,345 bytes +1,421‎ Adding denomination detail
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curprev 04:1804:18, 8 June 2011‎ GraemeMcRae talk contribs‎ 15,984 bytes 0‎ Fixed typo... Less that -> Less than

curprev 19:0419:04, 1 June 2011‎ Httpagent talk contribs‎ 15,984 bytes 0‎ →‎How can I get Bitcoins?
curprev 18:4118:41, 1 June 2011‎ Pump talk contribs‎ 15,984 bytes +11‎ language link

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curprev 06:0606:06, 25 May 2011‎ Holy-Fire talk contribs‎ 15,351 bytes +637‎ →‎Economy: + early adopters

curprev 19:4519:45, 24 May 2011‎ Barbarousrelic talk contribs‎ 14,714 bytes +417‎ →‎What is mining?

curprev 20:3620:36, 22 May 2011‎ Jabowery talk contribs‎ 14,297 bytes +43‎ →‎How does the BitCoin network handle the CAP theorem?
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curprev 09:2209:22, 22 May 2011‎ Holy-Fire talk contribs‎ 14,192 bytes −23‎ →‎I've been mining for a long time and haven't created any new Bitcoins. What's wrong?

curprev 22:1822:18, 21 May 2011‎ Molecular talk contribs‎ 14,215 bytes +111‎ No edit summary
curprev 21:5121:51, 21 May 2011‎ Maykelmoya talk contribs‎ 14,104 bytes +51‎ Add pooled mining as a way to get bitcoins.

curprev 15:3315:33, 19 May 2011‎ Holy-Fire talk contribs‎ 12,682 bytes +294‎ →‎If every transaction is broadcast via the network, does BitCoin scale?: + lightweight clients
curprev 15:2815:28, 19 May 2011‎ Holy-Fire talk contribs‎ 12,388 bytes +97‎ →‎Mining
curprev 15:2115:21, 19 May 2011‎ Holy-Fire talk contribs‎ 12,291 bytes +818‎ + Is mining "useful"?

curprev 14:4414:44, 7 May 2011‎ Duhdude talk contribs‎ 11,769 bytes +710‎ →‎What if someone bought up all the existing Bitcoins?

curprev 03:2203:22, 30 April 2011‎ Theymos talk contribs‎ 11,059 bytes +374‎ →‎General: "Why does my Bitcoin address keep changing?"

curprev 23:2823:28, 26 April 2011‎ Elrond talk contribs‎ 10,685 bytes −4‎ remove duped "the"

curprev 07:2207:22, 19 April 2011‎ Mike talk contribs‎ 10,689 bytes +310‎ →‎Why do I have to wait 10 minutes before I can spend money I received?
curprev 07:1807:18, 19 April 2011‎ Mike talk contribs‎ 10,379 bytes +512‎ →‎General: Reorganize the 10 minute question into two different questions.
curprev 07:1407:14, 19 April 2011‎ Mike talk contribs‎ 9,867 bytes −45‎ →‎Do you have to wait 10 minutes in order to buy or sell things with BitCoin?
curprev 04:1304:13, 19 April 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 9,912 bytes +19‎ →‎See Also: Add entry for Introduction.

curprev 21:3921:39, 18 April 2011‎ Mike talk contribs‎ 9,893 bytes +1,690‎ →‎General: Add a couple more FAQs that keep cropping up in the forum.

curprev 18:4518:45, 10 April 2011‎ Gavinandresen talk contribs‎ 8,203 bytes −186‎ Removed sentence about 2 decimal places; as of bitcoin 0.3.20, both the GUI and the RPC accept and display full-precision amounts. (amounts smaller than 0.01 bitcoins do require a 0.01 fee to send, though)
curprev 18:3818:38, 10 April 2011‎ Jhyslop talk contribs‎ 8,389 bytes +755‎ →‎General - added question about lost bitcoins

curprev 03:0303:03, 7 April 2011‎ Luther talk contribs‎ 7,634 bytes +49‎ →‎How does the halving work when the number gets really small?: Elaborate the halving calculation

curprev 17:0317:03, 6 April 2011‎ Sirius talk contribs‎ m 7,585 bytes 0‎ →‎Where does the value of Bitcoin stem from? What backs up Bitcoin?: fix link
curprev 17:0117:01, 6 April 2011‎ Sirius talk contribs‎ 7,585 bytes +332‎ →‎Networking: "How does the peer finding mechanism work?"
curprev 16:3716:37, 6 April 2011‎ Sirius talk contribs‎ 7,253 bytes +1,275‎ added economy section and some questions

curprev 20:3320:33, 23 March 2011‎ Luther talk contribs‎ m 5,978 bytes −1‎ →‎How long will it take to generate all the coins?: Deleted a rouge Z

curprev 18:1618:16, 21 March 2011‎ Cdhowie talk contribs‎ 5,979 bytes +481‎ →‎Do I need to configure my firewall to run bitcoin?: +alternate port

curprev 16:1916:19, 19 March 2011‎ Gavinandresen talk contribs‎ m 5,498 bytes −13‎ Remove redundant "Decimal"
curprev 16:1516:15, 19 March 2011‎ Gavinandresen talk contribs‎ 5,511 bytes +157‎ Link to the 90-minute in-depth omega tau podcast I (gavin) did
curprev 16:0416:04, 19 March 2011‎ Gavinandresen talk contribs‎ 5,354 bytes −681‎ Removed Tonal section

curprev 20:3020:30, 16 March 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 6,035 bytes +30‎ Create a See Also section with an entry for FAQ.

curprev 03:2803:28, 17 February 2011‎ MagicalTux talk contribs‎ 5,016 bytes +14‎ moved chinese translation to zh-cn, added a language link
curprev 03:2703:27, 17 February 2011‎ MagicalTux talk contribs‎ m 5,002 bytes +1,000‎ Reverted edits by Nefario (talk) to last revision by Udibr
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curprev 21:0421:04, 13 February 2011‎ Udibr talk contribs‎ 5,002 bytes +2‎ →‎What are bitcoins?
curprev 18:5918:59, 13 February 2011‎ Udibr talk contribs‎ 5,000 bytes 0‎ →‎What's the current total amount of Bitcoins in existence?
curprev 18:3618:36, 13 February 2011‎ Udibr talk contribs‎ 5,000 bytes +50‎ No edit summary

curprev 10:2110:21, 2 February 2011‎ Sgornick talk contribs‎ 4,950 bytes +2‎ →‎How are new Bitcoins created?: Fix link, inflation controls -> controlled inflation.

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curprev 00:3600:36, 20 December 2010‎ Kiba talk contribs‎ 4,974 bytes +69‎ →‎Do I need to configure my firewall to run bitcoin?
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curprev 20:1520:15, 16 December 2010‎ Genjix talk contribs‎ 810 bytes +810‎ Created page with "== What is Bitcoin? == Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital currency. Peer-to-peer (P2P) means that there is no central authority to issue new money or keep track of transactions. ..."

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