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! colspan="2" style="background:#e6e6e6; text-align:center; font-size:135%; padding:6px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;" | '''Bitcoin''' | |||
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#f7f9fa;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|150px]] | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#f7f9fa;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|150px]] | ||
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; color:#555; background:#f7f9fa;" | Commonly used logo of bitcoin | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; color:#555; background:#f7f9fa;" | Commonly used logo of bitcoin | ||
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! colspan="2" style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center;" | '''Denominations''' | ! colspan="2" style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center;" | '''Denominations''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Plural | ! Plural | ||
| Bitcoins | | Bitcoins | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Symbol | ! Symbol | ||
| ₿ (Unicode: U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN) | | ₿ (Unicode: U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Code | ! Code | ||
| BTC | | BTC | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Precision | ! Precision | ||
| 10⁻⁸ | | 10⁻⁸ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Subunits | ! Subunits | ||
| | | | ||
; Millibitcoin (mBTC) | ; Millibitcoin (mBTC) | ||
: 1/1000 | : 1/1000 | ||
; Bit (μBTC) | ; Bit (μBTC) | ||
: 1/100000 | : 1/100000 | ||
; Satoshi (sat) | ; Satoshi (sat) | ||
: 1/10000000 | : 1/10000000 | ||
; Millisatoshi (msat) | ; Millisatoshi (msat) | ||
: 1/100000000000 | : 1/100000000000 | ||
<small><sup>59</sup> Markets.com, “Crypto market analysis: What are the features of cryptocurrency?” Archived. | |||
[https://www.markets.com/education-centre/crypto-market-analysis-what-are-the-features-of-cryptocurrency Retrieved October 2025]</small> | |||
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! colspan="2" style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center;" | '''Development''' | ! colspan="2" style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center;" | '''Development''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Original author | ! Original author | ||
| Satoshi Nakamoto | | Satoshi Nakamoto | ||
|- | |- | ||
! White paper | ! White paper | ||
| ''Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System'' | | ''Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Implementation | ! Implementation | ||
| Bitcoin Core | | Bitcoin Core | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Initial release | ! Initial release | ||
| 0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 (16 years ago) | | 0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 (16 years ago) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Latest release | ! Latest release | ||
| 30.0.0 / 11 October 2025 (34 days ago) | | 30.0.0 / 11 October 2025 (34 days ago) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Code repository | ! Code repository | ||
| GitHub | | GitHub | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Development status | ! Development status | ||
| Active | | Active | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Written in | ! Written in | ||
| C++ | | C++ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Source model | ! Source model | ||
| Free and Open Source Software | | Free and Open Source Software | ||
|- | |- | ||
! License | ! License | ||
| MIT Licence | | MIT Licence | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center;" | '''Ledger''' | ! colspan="2" style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center;" | '''Ledger''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Ledger start | ! Ledger start | ||
| 3 January 2009 (16 years ago) | | 3 January 2009 (16 years ago) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Timestamping scheme | ! Timestamping scheme | ||
| Proof of work (partial hash inversion) | | Proof of work (partial hash inversion) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Hash function | ! Hash function | ||
| SHA-256 (two rounds) | | SHA-256 (two rounds) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Issuance | ! Issuance | ||
| Decentralized (block reward), Initially ₿50 per block, halved every 210,000 blocks | | Decentralized (block reward), Initially ₿50 per block, halved every 210,000 blocks | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Block reward | ! Block reward | ||
| ₿3.125 (as of 2025) | | ₿3.125 (as of 2025) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Block time | ! Block time | ||
| 10 minutes | | 10 minutes | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Circulating supply | ! Circulating supply | ||
| ₿19,934,271 (as of 14 October 2025) | | ₿19,934,271 (as of 14 October 2025) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Supply limit | ! Supply limit | ||
| ₿21,000,000 | | ₿21,000,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center;" | '''Valuation''' | ! colspan="2" style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center;" | '''Valuation''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Exchange rate | ! Exchange rate | ||
| Floating | | Floating | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Website | ! Website | ||
| [https://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org] | | [https://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 07:51, 18 November 2025
| Bitcoin | |
|---|---|
| |
| Commonly used logo of bitcoin | |
| Denominations | |
| Plural | Bitcoins |
| Symbol | ₿ (Unicode: U+20BF ₿ BITCOIN SIGN) |
| Code | BTC |
| Precision | 10⁻⁸ |
| Subunits |
59 Markets.com, “Crypto market analysis: What are the features of cryptocurrency?” Archived. Retrieved October 2025 |
| Development | |
| Original author | Satoshi Nakamoto |
| White paper | Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System |
| Implementation | Bitcoin Core |
| Initial release | 0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Latest release | 30.0.0 / 11 October 2025 (34 days ago) |
| Code repository | GitHub |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C++ |
| Source model | Free and Open Source Software |
| License | MIT Licence |
| Ledger | |
| Ledger start | 3 January 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Timestamping scheme | Proof of work (partial hash inversion) |
| Hash function | SHA-256 (two rounds) |
| Issuance | Decentralized (block reward), Initially ₿50 per block, halved every 210,000 blocks |
| Block reward | ₿3.125 (as of 2025) |
| Block time | 10 minutes |
| Circulating supply | ₿19,934,271 (as of 14 October 2025) |
| Supply limit | ₿21,000,000 |
| Valuation | |
| Exchange rate | Floating |
| Website | bitcoin.org |