Released as an open source software back in 2009, Bitcoin is a digital currency, which carries out transactions directly between users, without any intermediaries.
Below we are offering to your attention a comprehensive infographic prepared by a group of professionals at bitcoinplay.net which will take you to the world of all the necessary info on Bitcoin.
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There is a mystery behind the creation of Bitcoin, as it was introduced by an enigmatic creator under the fictitious name Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Bitcoin is an independent type of digital currency that has no direct supervising authority, be it a physical entity or a government.
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1% of Bitcoin community controls 99% Bitcoin wealth.
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Since March 2015 Bitcoin transaction fees are up by 1289%.
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69% of banks are experimenting with permissions blockchains, which are Bitcoin wallets.
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There is not an endless number of Bitcoins: 21,000,000 is the cap, which is yet to be reached.
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64% of Bitcoins have never been used and is not likely to ever be used.
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Bitcoin’s value has rapidly grown over the past 7 years, being multiplied 879,999 times.
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The Bitcoin startups are Circle, Blockstream, and Digital Asset Holdings.
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FBI owns 1.5% of the world’s Bitcoins.
