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Eric Nakagawa auctions off his lolcat series

Eric Nakagawa auctions off his lolcat series

Updated Feb 25, 2021 | Published Feb 25, 2021

Meme godfather Eric Nakagawa has entered the NFT rave and is bringing some excellent creations along with him. Nakagawa was the man behind the...

Nifty Gateway sells Micah Johnson NFTs for $1m

Nifty Gateway sells Micah Johnson NFTs for $1m

Updated Feb 25, 2021 | Published Feb 25, 2021

Micah Johnson has made a mint in just one minute by listing and selling a unique NFT on the Winklevoss-owned NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway. The...

Square adds another $170m worth of Bitcoin

Square adds another $170m worth of Bitcoin

Updated Feb 25, 2021 | Published Feb 25, 2021

Payments giant Square has become the latest company to bite a $170m chunk out of Bitcoin. In fact, the company has already purchased Bitcoin last...

Casino Betting Coin now tradable for ETH/BTC

Casino Betting Coin now tradable for ETH/BTC

Updated Feb 25, 2021 | Published Feb 25, 2021

Bittrex Global has expanded its list of trading units by adding Casino Betting Coin (CBC), a dedicated digital currency that was created for the...

US Federal Reserve to consult on digital dollar

US Federal Reserve to consult on digital dollar

Updated Feb 25, 2021 | Published Feb 25, 2021

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has promised a consultation into the viability of launching a digital dollar, as 2021 shapes up to be a...

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WHAT IS BITCOIN?

Bitcoin (â‚¿) is a cryptocurrency, a form of electronic cash. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user-to-user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Read more here.

IS IT LEGAL?

Because of bitcoin's decentralized nature and its trading on online exchanges located in many countries, regulation of bitcoin has been difficult. The legal status of bitcoin varies substantially from country to country and is still undefined or changing in many of them. Regulations and bans that apply to bitcoin probably extend to similar cryptocurrency systems. Read more here.

IS IT SAFE?

Bitcoin uses the digital signature concept along with Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm based on blockchain technology which is used to verify the transactions using digital signatures. Each investor or trader in the Bitcoin network has one or more search addresses with a respective pair of a public and private key based on their wallets. No transaction is ever deleted and will ever be deleted. Some things you need to know.

HOW DO I GET IT?

Free bitcoin wallets are available for all major operating systems and devices to serve a variety of your needs. For example, you can install an app on your mobile device for everyday use or you can have a wallet only for online payments on your computer. In any case, choosing a wallet is easy and can be done in minutes. Further reading.
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