Bitcoin

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Logo

Bitcoin is a protocol which implements a highly available, public, permanent, and decentralized ledger. In order to add to the ledger, a user must prove they control an entry in the ledger. The protocol specifies that the entry indicates an amount of a token, bitcoin with a minuscule b. 

• Symbols: BTC, ฿, ₿
• Block reward: ₿6.25
• Circulating supply: ₿18,925,000
• Code: BTC, XBT
• Exchange rate: Floating
• Hash function: SHA-256 (two rounds)
• Implementation(s): Bitcoin Core

Future

Bitcoin futures track the price movements of the world's largest digital asset, Bitcoin. It allows investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without having to hold the underlying cryptocurrency. Like traditional futures contracts, Bitcoin futures are legal contracts to buy or sell Bitcoin at a future date.

Creator

Satoshi Nakamoto

Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym used by the creator or creators of Bitcoin. The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is not publicly known. One of the first major public investigations ended with Dorian Nakamoto being identified as Bitcoin's creator, but he continues to decline the claim.