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====== Bitcoin ====== | ====== Bitcoin ====== | ||
- | **Bitcoin** is an [[open source]] [[peer-to-peer]] [[money]] and payment network. | + | **Bitcoin** is an [[open source]] [[peer-to-peer]] [[money]] and payment network, sometimes referred to as a [[cryptocurrency]]. |
See also | See also | ||
- | * [[Bitcoin: | + | * [[Bitcoin: |
* [[Bitcoin: | * [[Bitcoin: | ||
- | * [[Rounding the Earth:The Bitcoin Wars]] | + | |
- | * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin_Educators]] | + | |
+ | * [[Bitcoin: | ||
+ | * [[Bitcoin:Bitcoin Entrepreneurs]] | ||
===== Bitcoin Network Structure and Operation ===== | ===== Bitcoin Network Structure and Operation ===== | ||
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==== Proof of Work (PoW) Mining ==== | ==== Proof of Work (PoW) Mining ==== | ||
Bitcoin mining is a lottery process that costs energy to operate computers to perform calculations.((April 28, 2022 | [[Mathew Crawford]] | [[Rounding the Earth]] | [[https:// | Bitcoin mining is a lottery process that costs energy to operate computers to perform calculations.((April 28, 2022 | [[Mathew Crawford]] | [[Rounding the Earth]] | [[https:// | ||
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+ | See also [[Bitcoin: | ||
===== Bitcoin Monetary Theory ===== | ===== Bitcoin Monetary Theory ===== | ||
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===== Satoshi Nakamoto ===== | ===== Satoshi Nakamoto ===== | ||
+ | The mysterious and unknown inventor of Bitcoin went by the [[pseudonym]] ' | ||
==== Theories of Identity ==== | ==== Theories of Identity ==== | ||
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+ | === Hal Finney === | ||
+ | The first ever Bitcoin transaction took place between Satoshi Nakamoto and [[cypherpunk]] [[Hal Finney]], the latter of whom was actively engaged with Satoshi. | ||
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+ | === Edward Ho === | ||
+ | Gerald Votta makes a reasoned case for [[Edward Ho]] to be Satoshi.((November 16, 2001 | Gerald Votta | [[https:// | ||
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+ | === Elon Musk === | ||
+ | He is very bright and has the resources, though most Bitcoin experts do not think that [[Elon Musk]] is Satoshi. | ||
=== Paul Le Roux === | === Paul Le Roux === | ||
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===== Bitcoin Statistics ===== | ===== Bitcoin Statistics ===== | ||
+ | The [[https:// | ||
==== Price Tools ==== | ==== Price Tools ==== | ||
* The [[https:// | * The [[https:// | ||
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==== Transaction (tx) Fees ==== | ==== Transaction (tx) Fees ==== | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Wallets ==== | ||
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+ | === Wallet Maintenance === | ||
+ | https:// | ||
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+ | === Hardware Wallets === | ||
+ | Hardware wallets operate with many addresses for greater security. These can make use of [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== The Lightning Network ==== | ||
+ | The Lightning Network is a way to quickly make Bitcoin transactions without waiting for block settlement. | ||
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+ | === Lightning Games === | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
==== Practical Bitcoin Spending ==== | ==== Practical Bitcoin Spending ==== | ||
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* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Bitcoin Culture ===== | ||
+ | The growing culture that appreciates Bitcoin has begun to coalesce into a market demographic. There are numerous Bitcoin conferences, | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Bitcoin Resources ===== | ||
+ | See also [[Bitcoin: | ||
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+ | * [[https:// |