Bitcoin: The Future of Money?

Bitcoin's protocol implements a highly available, public, and decentralized ledger for storing transactions.

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Bitcoin is a digital currency that can be traded between two parties involved without the involvement of a third party such as banks or governments.

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The first recorded commercial transaction using bitcoin was for pizza.

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Bitcoin is widely believed to have been created by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym not associated with the real person.

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Elon Musk has been responsible for huge swings in cryptocurrency prices in 2021. The market listens when he tweets or talks about cryptocurrencies.

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As of November 2021, nine countries have banned cryptocurrency completely, according to the U.S.

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Prices for cryptocurrencies are subject to extreme fluctuations.

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