definition of bitcoin

The development of the times progressed faster so there are many things that we do not know, and now many know the existence of bitcoin, and many also do not know what the meaning of bitcoin actually
Bitcoin is a means of payment created by a group of programmers who acted on behalf of themselves as Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009.
Touted as the first digital currency in the world.
Bitcoin becomes a crypto currency whose exchange system is not managed by any operator, but is done with a peer-to-peer system aka done directly between individuals without intermediaries.
Bitcoin currency is not listed in the banking system and is not related to the government and all its exchanges are recorded in a distributed ledger called blockchain.

What Affects Bitcoin Prices?
Bitcoin prices always fluctuate like precious metals or stocks, since the public is known in 2013. Many are wondering what causes these bitcoin price fluctuations.
Bitcoin prices tend to rise, but had plunged into very low due to the fall of the largest bitcoin exchange place, namely Mt. Gox.
After that, the bitcoin price slowly creeps up as demand grows.
Given the many financial experts who think that bitcoin is now starting its glory era.

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