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At the end of October 2008. to the email of the subscribers
of the encryption.general resource, a message came from the sender
named Satoshi Nakamoto
he message contained a description of the essence and properties
of the created crypto currency called bitcoin
The subscribers were explained that the new virtual currency
unit is reliably protected from fraudulent operations
does not depend on any organization, and provides an opportunity
for its anonymous use to its owners
All information about the new crypto currency was
also posted on bitcoin.org.
However, the history of the bitcoins, or rather, to say, the prerequisites
for its creation were known much earlier.
Even 10 years before bitcoin appeared, the advantages
of creating uncontrolled crypto currency were described
in his novel by Neil Town Stevenson
And researcher Nick Szabo up to 2005 worked
on creation of electronic money system Bitgold
He argued that the virtual currency will not be subject
to inflation
In addition, it can not be faked and stolen
First deals
2009 is considered the year when bitcoin appeared
In January of this year the bitcoin application was launched for the first time
The starting money block in this system was generated
by Satoshi Nakamoto
A few days later, the first operation of transferring the bitcoin
crypto currency from the account of one user to another was made.
There is a natural question: how much did bitcoin
cost when it appeared, and where did these monetary
units come from?
It turns out that bitcoins were generated by users on computers
The bitcoin course in the end of 2009 fluctuated in the range of 700-1600
units. for 1 dollar
He was published on the resource NewLibertyStandard
The scheme of its calculation was primitive before the outrage
Based on the average power of the computer processor
multiplied by the price of electricity in the US and divided by the number
of bitcoin generated by the site's creator.
The year 2011 was marked by the appearance of the MtGox exchange, which became the first
platform on which it was possible to exchange bitcoin for ordinary
money.
The falls and take-offs of bitcoin
Bitcoin history keeps a lot of facts of falls and takeoffs
of the cryptocurrency.
To trace the general trend and draw conclusions about the dynamics
of bitcoin development can be based on its growth rate for 9 years
for 9 years ..
2008 - Starting the system
2009 1 btc = 0,003 $
The course was calculated on the basis of the cost of electricity
consumed for the continuous operation of the computer
2010 1 bitcoin = $ 0.5.
The first transaction was made: the purchase of pizza for 10 thousand
bitcoins.
2011 1 btc = 10 $. The year was marked by a series of thefts and break-ins,
including from the purse of the founder of the system, which undermined
the credibility of the new cryptocurrency.
2012 1 bitcoin = 10 dollars.
The abstract digital currency began to take a semblance
of physical condition, the first BitcoinCentral bank was created.
2013 1 btc = 600 $. The year is marked by sharp jumps in the growth
and fall of the bitcoin price.
2014 1 bitcoin = 310$..
The first service for safe storage of bitcoins has been launched.
2015 1 btc = 360 $. The sharp
jumps of the course this year are associated with the activity
of the financial pyramid of Mavrodi in China.
2016 1 btc = 1 thousand dollars.
Sharp fluctuations in the rate of specialists associated
with events in the world political arena.
End of 2017 1 bitcoin is approximately equal to 20000$.
June 2018 - 1 BTC costs about $ 7000.
Changes in the cost of bitcoin from 2011 to 2014 are very similar
to the american slides.
After growth several times followed a decline of
70% and even 90%.
There were several reasons for this.
At first the price was accelerated against the backdrop of speculative
purchases, and active promotion by those who already.
use bitcoin, and then something bad happened
which forced everyone to get rid of crypto currency.
2012 was marked by a series of hacker attacks.
Many bitcoin holders said that all of their money
was gone from their purses
And in 2013, the world kriptovalyut shocked at once two events.
First, Mt.Gox, which was one of the three largest exchanges
for the turnover of bitcoins, declared problems
and later declared bankruptcy, as a result of which traders
lost all the funds that were stored on the trading accounts
of the stock exchanges.
Then followed a loud trial in the case
of the site Silk Road, where you could buy illegal goods
for example, drugs and weapons, for bitcoins.
This dealt a serious blow to the reputation
of cryptocurrency.
The main advantages of the technology - decentralization
and anonymity of payments - began to be considered shortcomings.
Nevertheless, the progress was evident, dozens of
new crypto-exchange exchanges appeared,
based on blockchain technology.
What is secured by bitcoin?
In contrast to conventional money, itcoin is not backed by
absolutely no material values.
Neither the banks nor the issuing fund are engaged in supporting
the course of the crypto currency.
How then can you trust this virtual monetary unit,
if the owner does not have any
financial guarantees?
The fact is that the one who came up with the crypto currency,
was not going to back it up with gold or shares.
This payment system has completely different properties
The pricing in it is completely dependent on real demand
and supply on bitcoin.
In this it is difficult to believe the people who have faced
various financial pyramids
But, the fact is that bitcoin is created in this way
its value will only increase with time.
This is because the cost of creating each new coin
exceeds the cost of the previous one.
Who created bitcoin and why, if there is no system
of protecting depositors, and the value of virtual coins
is not protected by anything.
The point is that bitcoin was designed as an independent decentralized
system or anonymous transactions
This currency has no "shadow" owners
Its stability can not be affected either by government
agencies or large corporations
Who is he, an ingenious inventor named Satoshi Nakamoto?
To this day, the question remains: who invented
bitcoin?
The history of creating a new crypto currency bitcoin
refers to Satoshi Nakamoto
Is he judging by the name of a Japanese?
Or, nevertheless, this is the conditional name of a groupof people engaged
in the creation of bitcoin, and
wished to remain anonymous?
To reveal the secret, who really is this great inventor
hiding under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto,
so nobody has succeeded.
The only thing known reliably about who created bitcoin
is that this person has a
very unusual thinking
This confirms Jeff Garzik - one of the main
developers of the system
He argues that the principle of writing the code of the ingenious
inventor of crypto currency does not fit into the level
of intelligence of a typical software engineer.
Specialists say that Satoshi Nakamoto is a
very wealthy person.
After all, at the end of 2013, he owned the amount of bitcoin
which, in terms of dollars, amounts to 1 billion.
Now this person has left the affairs connected with system bitcoin
He said this in
2011
But, he is sure that his brainchild, bitcoin, is in the reliable
hands of a team of professionals led by Gavin.
The history of bitcoin is unusual
It is shrouded in a haze of mystery which hangs around the name of the main creator
But, the fact remains
the ingenious invention
works, and the new crypto currency becomes
more popular every day
t is possible that Bitcoin will reach new heights
at the end of 2018 and will continue to grow to $ 50,000