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[[wikipedia:Bitcoin]] ([[Crypto timeline|Oct 2008]]) | [[wikipedia:Bitcoin]] ([[Crypto timeline|Oct 2008]]) | ||
Bitcoin is based on <code>[[secp256k1]]</code> [[elliptic curve encrypted]] with the [[ECDSA]] algorithm. | Bitcoin is based on <code>[[secp256k1]]</code> [[elliptic curve encrypted]] with the [[ECDSA]] algorithm. | ||
+ | * https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/ | ||
* [[Bitcoin genesis block]]: "[[The Times]] 03/Jan/2009 [[Chancellor]] on brink of second [[bailout]] for banks" | * [[Bitcoin genesis block]]: "[[The Times]] 03/Jan/2009 [[Chancellor]] on brink of second [[bailout]] for banks" |
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wikipedia:Bitcoin (Oct 2008)
Bitcoin is based on secp256k1
elliptic curve encrypted with the ECDSA algorithm.
- Bitcoin genesis block: "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks"
The PoW requires miners to find a number called a nonce, such that when the block content is hashed along with the nonce, the result is numerically smaller than the network's difficulty target.
Activities
- Read Bitcoin protocol documentation https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_documentation
- Review wikipedia:List of bitcoin companies
Related terms
- Satoshi Nakamoto satoshin@gmx.com (1&1)
- Proof of: SHA-256
- MicroStrategy
- "Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money" Elon Musk quotes
- Grayscale
- Taproot
- BTC.b
- Bitcoin.org
- Bitcoin address
- Base58Check encoding
- UTXO
- IBIT
See also
- Bitcoin (
BTC
), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), blockchain.com, Coinbase, Cryptocurrency wallet, Ripple, Grayscale, Hummingbot, USD Coin, Zcash, Polkadot,bitcoin-cli
, BSV, Bitmain, Hal Finney, List of bitcoin forks, Lightning Network, Minsc, SegWit, Bitcoin mining, BIP, Bech32, Ordinals, SPV, Bitcoin testnet, Satoshi Nakamoto, BRC-20, Bitcoin genesis block, Bitcoin address
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