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What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash that allows payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. The network timestamps transactions by hashing them into an ongoing chain of hash-based proof-of-work, forming a record that cannot be changed without redoing the proof-of-work. – Satoshi Nakamoto
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Bitcoin Genesis Block’s 10th Birthday #GenesisBlockTurns10
Press Contacts: San Francisco, CA, Kerryn Lloyd, press@bitcoinfoundation.org San Francisco, 2 January 2019 - Tomorrow, January 3, 2019, marks 10 years since Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin code into the wild and created the genesis block; sparking an open source movement for a decentralized future. Many celebrated Bitcoin’s 10th birthday [...]
The Bitcoin Foundation opposes the “French BitLicense” proposed in the “PACTE” Bill currently before the French Parliament
The Bitcoin Foundation Submitted An Opposition Letter On The "Crypto-assets" Amendment Presented By LREM MPs To The French Parliament Special Commission To Review The "PACTE" Bill Photo credit: Alex Guibord via Flickr Contact: Pierre Ciric (00) 1 212 260 6090 (NY Fixed), (00) 1 917 846 9744 (Portable), email: pciric@ciriclawfirm.com or [...]
The Bitcoin Foundation to raise funds to educate stakeholders & protect cryptocurrencies from bad regulation globally – Brock Pierce & Board members donate the first $200,000
Press Contacts: San Francisco, CA, Kerryn Lloyd, press@bitcoinfoundation.org San Francisco, CA – August 28, 2018 –The Bitcoin Foundation has received a commitment of $200,000 for its 2018/2019 plan - $100,000 from Brock Pierce, a venture capitalist, philanthropist, serial entrepreneur and Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and a further $100,000 commitment [...]
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