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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:110%; background:#f7f9fa;" | '''Bitcoin'''
! 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'''
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! 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
|  
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; 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'''
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! 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
|-
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! License
! License
| MIT Licence
| MIT Licence
|-
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! 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]
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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
Millibitcoin (mBTC)
1/1000
Bit (μBTC)
1/100000
Satoshi (sat)
1/10000000
Millisatoshi (msat)
1/100000000000

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