Introduction to bitcoin

What is bitcoin?

Since the beginning of the internet, people have attempted to transfer value over the network in a secure, safe and easy way. 

Several early attempts to make this happen were almost successful, except for a key missing option: the avoidance of the double spend problem. In the real world, you cannot spend a single bill more than once. E.g. photocopying a bill will not work. 

In 2010, a person or a group by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper detailing a peer to peer electronic cash system that also solves the double spend problem. 

You can think of bitcoin as the easiest way to exchange value at a very low cost. You can find more information here.

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