{"id":11946,"date":"2020-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.x4engineering.com\/what-is-bitcoin-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T10:49:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T09:49:37","slug":"what-is-bitcoin-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.x4engineering.com\/us\/what-is-bitcoin-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Bitcoin? What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dark&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you\u2019re new to the world of cryptocurrency, then the first question that comes to your mind is most likely \u201cWhat is Bitcoin?\u201d The short answer is: Bitcoin is a digital asset that allows you to keep your money secure and private by cryptography. Also, Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies use the technology of blockchain.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;light&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 30px;\"><strong>What is it Bitcoin?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many different cryptocurrencies are out there for various purposes. Bitcoin is the first and most famous member of the family. However, as in every family, not all members necessarily share similarities with Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>At its most primary level, a cryptocurrency is a peer-to-peer digital money transfer system, which means there isn\u2019t any middleman, specifically banks or financial institutions that manage transactions between peers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where did it come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are many questions regarding Bitcoin, and one of the most common questions to be asked is, \u201cWho created it?\u201d The answer to this question is not unequivocal, because the identity of the creator keeps being a mystery almost for a decade. All we have is a pseudo-anonymous name \u2013 Satoshi Nakamoto. After years, his accounts are not active anymore, and the bitcoins he has in his wallet stay intact without being spent. Satoshi Nakamoto was last heard from way back in 2011. Many people have tried to find him since, and no one has been successful. He has disappeared from the world, or so it would seem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the technology behind it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The technology behind of Bitcoin which involves massive amounts of financial knowledge, cryptography, and basics of contract law.Even if Bitcoin is never widely used as money, there are hundreds and thousands of uses for Bitcoin that have nothing to do with the fundamental money usage.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin and the technology behind it called XLK, or blockchain, are exciting concepts that have caught the attention of millions of people all around the world. DLT, which stands for \u201cdistributed ledger technology\u201d is the first ground-breaking innovation after the innovation of computerization, which merely converted paper records into digital form. Although DLT is still very new and at its stage of development, it is being used in many industries to store and share their financial data.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dark&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 30px;\"><strong>Who is buying it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Various works of research show that Millennials had an 18% ownership rate, Gen X, which is about ages between 37 and 55, were at slightly less than 8% and Baby Boomers are around 2%. Given that Bitcoin is still a new term for many, and technology aspect to digital currencies, this is in-line with what most of us would expect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is benefiting from it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All governments have a full control on their currencies. This regularly leads to fluctuation in the currency values since governments keep printing more money every day. 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