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But where do these Bitcoins come from? – Bitcoin Mining

The second question that people often ask is But where do these bitcoins come from?  Who produces them? First of all you need to understand unlike fiat currency like Dollars or Rupees, no central bank can issue new Bitcoins out of thin air. There is a fixed mechanism to earn bitcoin, called mining. Bitcoin is…

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What is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is a form of digital currency, created and held electronically. No one controls it. Bitcoins aren’t printed, like dollars or euros – they’re produced by people, and increasingly businesses, running computers all around the world, using software that solves mathematical problems.   A software developer called Satoshi Nakamoto proposed bitcoin, which was an electronic…