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What is Bitcoin?
Created in 2009, Bitcoin is the first decentralized cryptocurrency, a type of digital money that is currently used by more than 25 million users worldwide to transfer and safeguard value, make purchases and payments, and even save.
How does Bitcoin work?
Transactions in bitcoins (or BTC) are recorded on a computer accounting system that operates between people (P2P), without intermediaries validating transactions.
The network in which these operations take place is protected by cryptography. Moreover, the record is distributed simultaneously to all connected computers. This makes the system extremely difficult to compromise and much more stable and resistant to cyber attacks, counterfeiting, and embezzlement.
For users, however, operating in Bitcoin is as simple as sending an email: there is an address that sends, one that receives, and an amount in bitcoins that goes back and forth. Both the sender and the receiver of bitcoins operate privately and remain anonymous to the rest of the network.
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How Bitcoin came to be
The creation of Bitcoin, in mid-2008, is attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto, a name that remains a mystery, as the true identity of the creator(s) of Bitcoin is unknown. Yes, it could also have been a group of programmers.
Bitcoins, blockchain, and miners
Unlike traditional money, bitcoins are not printed but rather generated through mining. This refers to the use of special computers dedicated to processing the calculations necessary to validate transactions.
In each transfer, the system records a series of data in code: amounts and Bitcoin addresses of the sender and the receiver. As it is not necessary,
