Q: Who created Bitcoin?

A: Bitcoin was created by an individual or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, who introduced it via a 2008 whitepaper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System."

Q: How does Bitcoin differ from traditional currencies?

A: Bitcoin operates as decentralized digital currency without central bank oversight, using cryptography and blockchain technology for security, unlike government-issued currencies backed by physical assets or institutions.

A: Bitcoin has legal status in specific countries: El Salvador (since 2021) and Central African Republic recognize it as legal tender, though regulations vary globally and are disputed by institutions like the European Central Bank.

Q: What powers Bitcoin's security?

A: Bitcoin uses cryptographic techniques (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, Schnorr signatures) and energy-intensive proof-of-work to validate transactions and secure the network.

Q: Can Bitcoin be divided into smaller units?

A: Yes, Bitcoin subdivides into millibitcoin (mBTC), microbitcoin (μBTC), and satoshi (1 BTC = 1,000,000,000 μBTC or 100,000,000 sat).

Bitcoin

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Summary

Bitcoin is a free software^[1]. Bitcoin is a type of investment^[2].

Key Facts

Country: El Salvador^[3], Central African Republic^[4]
Instance of: communication protocol^[5], blockchain^[6], currency^[7], reserve currency^[8], crypto asset^[9], cryptocurrency^[10], legal tender^[11], payment system^[12]
Named after: bit^[13], coin^[14]
Developer: Satoshi Nakamoto^[15]
Copyright license: MIT License^[16]
Stock exchange: Bitfinex^[17], Kraken^[18], Binance^[19], Huobi^[20], BitBay^[21], GDAX^[22], KuCoin Exchange^[23]
Opposite of: altcoin^[24]
Unicode character: ₿^[25]
Currency sign: bitcoin sign^[26]
Has part(s): bitcoin blockchain^[27], bitcoin protocol^[28]
Inception: January 3, 2009^[29]
Publication date: January 3, 2009^[30]
Significant event: Bitcoin Law in El Salvador^[31]
Official website: https://bitcoin.org/^[32]
Notation: bitcoin sign^[33]
Applies to jurisdiction: El Salvador^[34], Central African Republic^[35]
Time of earliest written record: October 31, 2008^[36]
Described by source: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System^[37]
Topic has template: Template:Bitcoin^[38]
Port: 8333^[39]
Short name: BTC^[40]
Different from: Bitcoiin^[41], Bitcoin^[42]
History of topic: history of bitcoin^[43]
Market capitalization: 712,696,504,252 US dollars^[44]
Uses: proof of work^[45], SHA-256^[46], Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm^[47], Schnorr digital signature scheme^[48], secp256k1^[49]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Bitcoin include Bitcoin City^[50], a planned community^[51], in El Salvador^[52] and bitcoin mining^[53].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Bitcoin include Bitcoin City^[50], a planned community^[51], in El Salvador^[52] and bitcoin mining^[53].

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Price $80,000 high0.9833 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin subsequently climbed above $80,000 on Aug.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

Ticker symbol BTC high0.9730 independent sources

evidence “Seemingly out of nowhere, the price of Bitcoin (BTC -1.72%) has taken off like a rocket in August.” fool.com · read source

Owned by Strategy high0.939 independent sources

evidence “That threw even more fuel on the fire, because it meant that Strategy might soon get back to the business of buying Bitcoin.” fool.com · read source

Price $75,000 high0.917 independent sources

evidence “Within days, Bitcoin soared past $75,000.” actionforex.com · 2026-09-18 · read source

competitor 4ort Solana emerging0.909 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin may have broken $80,000, but Solana is stealing the spotlight.” fortune.com · read source

Price $77,000 emerging0.9011 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin also trading above $77,000 during this rally contributed by giving investors confidence to invest in other cryptos, like XRP.” aol.com · read source

Price $82,000 emerging0.9011 independent sources

evidence “The technical picture becomes clearer if Bitcoin can reclaim the resistance zone above $82,000.” bravenewcoin.com · read source

Price $83,000 emerging0.8910 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin nears the $83,000 threshold” bravenewcoin.com · 2026-10-09 · read source

Price $79,000 emerging0.8910 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin is consolidating near $79,000 after a sharp recovery from the $62,000 area, with on-chain data pointing to continued accumulation by large holders.” bravenewcoin.com · read source

Price $100,000 emerging0.897 independent sources

evidence “There's now a growing consensus that Bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of the year.” fool.com · read source

competitor 4ort XRP emerging0.877 independent sources

evidence “XRP has real utility and a far stronger case than many cryptocurrencies, but Bitcoin's value proposition is clearer and less dependent on one company turning product growth into lasting demand for its token.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

Price $77k emerging0.857 independent sources

evidence “Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish speech at the Jackson Hole event led to a Bitcoin [$BTC] price drop to $77k.” econotimes.com · 2026-09-15 · read source

Price $126,000 emerging0.857 independent sources

evidence “After reaching an all-time high of more than $126,000 per token last October, Bitcoin fell below $60,000 at one point this year.” baystreet.ca · 2026-10-05 · read source

Price $78,500 emerging0.836 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin was trading around $78,500 this morning, up from weekend lows around $77,000 but down from last week’s highs north of $81,000.” aol.com · read source

Price $76,000 emerging0.836 independent sources

evidence “If Bitcoin slips below $76,000, expect altcoins to drop 5-7%.” memeburn.com · read source

Price $87,000 emerging0.836 independent sources

evidence “At the start of the current period, Bitcoin was trading around $80,000–$81,000, but by September 21–22, it accelerated its growth and briefly rose above $87,000.” cointelegraph.com · 2026-10-05 · read source

Price $84,000 emerging0.836 independent sources

evidence “The line sits at 77% that Bitcoin reaches $84,000 before it falls back to $55,000, a lopsided read that reflects August's momentum more than what the charts are showing right now.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

Price $76,368 emerging0.805 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin dropped more than 3% to a six-week low of $76,368 and ether fell more than 3% to a two-month low of $2,178.” internazionale.it · read source

competitor 4ort Zcash emerging0.804 independent sources

evidence “Curious investors may also learn that, like Bitcoin, Zcash's supply is capped at 21 million tokens.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

competitor 4ort Gold emerging0.804 independent sources

evidence “On the other hand, I don't think the digital gold thesis is dead yet, even if Bitcoin doesn't always appear to serve as an inflation hedge.” fool.com · read source

Price $80K emerging0.764 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin Holds Near the $80K Threshold” bravenewcoin.com · read source

Price US$80,000 emerging0.764 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin is back above US$80,000.” financialpost.com · read source

Price price emerging0.764 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin's price is highly dependent on market sentiment and the macro environment” fool.com · read source

Price $1 million emerging0.764 independent sources

evidence “What happened to Bitcoin's $1 million price target?” cointelegraph.com · 2026-10-02 · read source

competitor 4ort altcoins emerging0.753 independent sources

evidence “An examination of market structure shows Bitcoin's ongoing dominance—hovering around 58.5% (or more like 64% when corrected for stablecoins)—thus underlining its continuous concentration of market liquidity over altcoins.” econotimes.com · read source

Price $200,000 emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Whether Bitcoin will go to $200,000 or to $20,000 is almost an afterthought.” americanbanker.com · read source

Price $82K emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin has turned bullish on the daily timeframe, breaking its long-term trendline and consolidating below the $82K–$84K resistance zone in a bullish flag pattern.” bravenewcoin.com · read source

Price 1.5% emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “The firm noted that Bitcoin had come within roughly 1.5% of the lower boundary before momentum stalled.” bravenewcoin.com · read source

Price 1.3% emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin is trading around $77,500 on the first day of September, down about 1.3% on the day after closing out one of its strongest months of the cycle.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

Price $80,000s emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “He expects that Bitcoin will finish December above the mid-$80,000s but is “more confident in the direction of the recovery than in assigning a precise closing price to December 31.”” 247wallst.com · read source

Price $1.25 million emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “She expects Bitcoin to surge to as high as $1.25 million over the next five years, and Ether to soar to $160,000-$180,000 within the next six years.” aol.com · read source

Price $83K emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Alex Kuptsikevich (FxPro), the broker’s chief market analyst, said in emailed comments that Bitcoin was testing the lower boundary of last week’s consolidation range around $83K, and that a retest of the $82K region, where peaks formed in May and early September, was entirely to be expected under current conditions.” forexcrunch.com · read source

Price $81,455 emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Cryptocurrencies were extremely volatile on Friday, as Bitcoin touched a three-month high near $81,455 before plunging back below $77,000.” 247wallst.com · read source

Price $63,000 emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin (BTC) has consolidated near $63,000, holding support but failing to extend the prior week's momentum - a friction point.” dailyforex.com · read source

Price $58,556 emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin (BTC -1.55%) is an easy way to appreciate these dynamics, with its price crashing from its all-time bull market high near $126,080 in early October 2025 to its bear market low near $58,556 in late June of this year.” fool.com · read source

Price $150,000 emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “The forecast assumes Bitcoin continues to broadly follow its historical four-year market cycle, with Bernstein also expecting the cryptocurrency to recover to a new record high of $150,000 by the middle of 2027.” finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-07 · read source

Price $300,000 emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Together, Bernstein believes those characteristics could support Bitcoin through future market cycles and contribute to the projected move towards $300,000 by 2029.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

Price $126,080 emerging0.703 independent sources

Price $15,742 emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “According to a CoinGecko study from late June this year, Bitcoin fell by 77% over 381 days, bottoming at $15,742 on Nov.” fool.com · read source

Ticker symbol Ethereum emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “FXOpen offers the world’s most popular cryptocurrency CFDs*, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.” actionforex.com · read source

Inception 2009 emerging0.703 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin, created in 2009, was the first decentralized cryptocurrency and remains the most well-known.” inferse.com · read source

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Founder Satoshi Nakamoto low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s early coins alone, which may otherwise never move if it turns out no one has the associated keys, represent an extraordinary potential prize for whoever develops a sufficiently powerful quantum computer.” aol.com · read source

Owned by Chris low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Chris recovered access to his Bitcoin after a 12-year fight, and the British man recovers lost bitcoin story now carries a value of around £3.3 million.” el-balad.com · read source

Price $77,300 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin Steady Near $77,300;” riotimesonline.com · read source

Price $76,400 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin tumbled around five percent to a one-month low of around $76,400 after crypto platform Binance said it had fallen victim to a major hack that had impacted more than $6 billion in funds.” newvision.co.ug · read source

Price $58,000 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Over the past year, Bitcoin’s price has swung dramatically between about $58,000 and $126,000.” ynetnews.com · read source

Price $79,500 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “As Bitcoin resumed its rally, reaching an intraday high of around $79,500, Tether continued to operate on a different level.” euronews.com · read source

Price $81k low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin is up at $81k.” fortune.com · read source

Price $75,816.24 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin slid 0.1 percent to $75,816.24, while ether slipped 0.2 percent to $2,403.27.” thejakartapost.com · read source

Price 1.8% low0.612 independent sources

evidence “The bitcoin price is now at US$77,580 and down -1.8% from this morning.” interest.co.nz · read source

Price $76k low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin is down at $76k.” fortune.com · read source

Price $84,500 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin is around $84,500, well below last week’s high above $87,000;” dailyforex.com · read source

Price $76,200 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “CoinGlass’s Bitcoin heatmap below shows high leverage liquidity levels above the price at $78,300 and below the price at $76,200.” dailyforex.com · read source

Price $78,600 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin has traded in a wide band this month, touching $82,283 just three days into September before sliding back to about $78,600 today.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

Price $800,000 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “The most recent valuation model released by Ark has a base case for Bitcoin's market capitalization at $16 trillion in 2030 -- working out to a token price of roughly $800,000.” finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-15 · read source

Price $113,000 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Citi has raised its 12-month Bitcoin price target to $113,000, while The Clearing House has selected Quant as the technology provider for its On-Chain Money Initiative.” manilatimes.net · read source

Price $84k low0.612 independent sources

evidence “and Japanese yields together with significant technical breaks—such as Bitcoin dropping below the $84k–$85k pivot—could set off more major market retracements.” econotimes.com · read source

Price $77,800 low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bitcoin’s current print of $77,800 sits within a 24-hour range of $77,193.40 to $78,790.10, per CoinGecko data, a tight band that reflects the choppy, low-conviction trading typical of a post-rally cooldown.” coinspeaker.com · read source

Ticker symbol BTCUSD low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Bernstein expects Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD) to reach $300,000 by the end of 2029, with analyst Gautam Chhugani identifying the cryptocurrency as a major potential beneficiary of what he describes as the debasement trade.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

Ticker symbol MSTR low0.612 independent sources

evidence “As Chhugani lowered the MSTR price target based on its updated Bitcoin outlook, it's worth looking at the latter.” finance.yahoo.com · read source

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Quick Facts

Instance of free software, communication protocol, blockchain, currency, reserve currency, crypto asset, cryptocurrency, legal tender, payment system

Inception January 3, 2009

Country El Salvador, Central African Republic

Publication date January 3, 2009

Official website bitcoin.org

Subclass of investment

Short name BTC

Properties

Applies to jurisdiction El Salvador, Central African Republic

Cites work Chancellor Alistair Darling on brink of second bailout for banks

Conversion to standard unit +100000000

Cryptocurrency code BTC, XBT

Currency sign ₿

Derivative work Litecoin, Peercoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Private

Described by source Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Developer Satoshi Nakamoto

Different from Bitcoiin, Bitcoin

Has goal decentralization

Has part(s) bitcoin blockchain, bitcoin protocol

Hashtag Bitcoin, BTC

History of topic history of bitcoin

Market capitalization +712696504252

Name ꠛꠤꠐꠇꠄꠘ

Named after bit, coin

Notation ₿

Opposite of altcoin

Port +8333

Power consumed +18.4

Price 103k (7.5k–103k, n=7)

Significant event Bitcoin Law in El Salvador

Stock exchange Bitfinex, Kraken, Binance, Huobi, BitBay, GDAX, KuCoin Exchange

Subdivision of this unit mBTC, satoshi

Time of earliest written record October 31, 2008

Topic has template Template:Bitcoin

Unicode character ₿

Unit symbol ₿

Uses proof of work, SHA-256, Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, Schnorr digital signature scheme, secp256k1

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← Field of work 16

Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Steven Wright, Andreas Antonopoulos, Con Kolivas, Jeff Berwick, Anthony Towns, Peter Todd, Alex Preukschat +8 more

Instance of 8

currency, free software, cryptocurrency, blockchain, communication protocol, legal tender, reserve currency, payment system

← Facet of 7

environmental effects of bitcoin, history of bitcoin, bitcoin in El Salvador, bitcoin scalability problem, SegWit, bitcoin mining, economics of bitcoin

Stock exchange 6

Binance, Kraken, Bitfinex, Huobi, KuCoin Exchange, BitBay

← Based on 6

Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Peercoin, Namecoin, Bitcoin Gold, Colored Coins

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Ethereum, IOTA, Algorand, Tezos, Avalanche, Twister

← Main subject 5

Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin Law in El Salvador, The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin, CoinGeek, El País Financiero

Derivative work 3

Bitcoin Cash, Peercoin, Bitcoin Gold

Uses 3

proof of work, Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, Schnorr digital signature scheme

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El Salvador, Silk Road, Romanov Empire

← Payment types accepted 3

Just Eat Takeaway, Steak 'n Shake, Futuur

Applies to jurisdiction 2

Central African Republic, El Salvador

Country 2

Central African Republic, El Salvador

Created notable works 2

Satoshi Nakamoto, Gavin Andresen

Named after 2

coin, bit

Named after 2

Bitcoin City, bitcoin mining

← Contains 2

dark web, strategic bitcoin reserve

← Industry 2

Coinbase, Bitstamp

← Interested in 2

Craig Steven Wright, Roger Ver

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proof of work, Script

MIT License

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Satoshi Nakamoto

Has goal 1

decentralization

Has part(s) 1

bitcoin protocol

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bitcoin protocol

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history of bitcoin

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Bitcoin Law in El Salvador

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investment

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Andreas Antonopoulos

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Category:Bitcoin

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Bitcoin ATM

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Lightning Network

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Bitcoin — country (P17): El Salvador. ft.com. ft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Bitcoin — country (P17): Central African Republic. lefigaro.fr. lefigaro.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Bitcoin — instance of (P31): communication protocol. bitcoin protocol. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Bitcoin — instance of (P31): blockchain. cryptotreasure1.blogspot.com. cryptotreasure1.blogspot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Bitcoin — instance of (P31): currency. ecb.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-06-21. ecb.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Bitcoin — instance of (P31): reserve currency. ecb.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-06-21. ecb.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Bitcoin — instance of (P31): crypto asset. ecb.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-06-21. ecb.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Bitcoin — instance of (P31): cryptocurrency. bitcoin.org. Retrieved 2022-06-21. bitcoin.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Bitcoin — instance of (P31): legal tender. Bitcoin Law in El Salvador. asamblea.gob.sv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Bitcoin — instance of (P31): payment system. ecb.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-06-21. ecb.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Bitcoin — named after (P138): bit. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Bitcoin — named after (P138): coin. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Bitcoin — developer (P178): Satoshi Nakamoto. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Bitcoin — copyright license (P275): MIT License. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Bitcoin — subclass of (P279): investment. bitcoinist.com. bitcoinist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Bitcoin — stock exchange (P414): Bitfinex. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Bitcoin — stock exchange (P414): Kraken. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Bitcoin — stock exchange (P414): Binance. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Bitcoin — stock exchange (P414): Huobi. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Bitcoin — stock exchange (P414): BitBay. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Bitcoin — stock exchange (P414): GDAX. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Bitcoin — stock exchange (P414): KuCoin Exchange. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Bitcoin — opposite of (P461): altcoin. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Bitcoin — Unicode character (P487): ₿. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Bitcoin — currency sign (P489): bitcoin sign. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Bitcoin — has part(s) (P527): bitcoin blockchain. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Bitcoin — has part(s) (P527): bitcoin protocol. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Bitcoin — inception (P571): January 3, 2009. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Bitcoin — publication date (P577): January 3, 2009. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Bitcoin — significant event (P793): Bitcoin Law in El Salvador. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Bitcoin — official website (P856): https://bitcoin.org/. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Bitcoin — notation (P913): bitcoin sign. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Bitcoin — applies to jurisdiction (P1001): El Salvador. nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Bitcoin — applies to jurisdiction (P1001): Central African Republic. lefigaro.fr. lefigaro.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Bitcoin — time of earliest written record (P1249): October 31, 2008. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Bitcoin — described by source (P1343): Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Bitcoin — topic has template (P1424): Template:Bitcoin. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Bitcoin — port (P1641): 8333. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Bitcoin — short name (P1813): BTC. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Bitcoin — different from (P1889): Bitcoiin. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Bitcoin — different from (P1889): Bitcoin. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Bitcoin — history of topic (P2184): history of bitcoin. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ Bitcoin — market capitalization (P2226): 712,696,504,252 US dollars. coingecko.com. coingecko.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ Bitcoin — uses (P2283): proof of work. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ Bitcoin — uses (P2283): SHA-256. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ Bitcoin — uses (P2283): Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ Bitcoin — uses (P2283): Schnorr digital signature scheme. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ Bitcoin — uses (P2283): secp256k1. wikidata.org.

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[51] ↑ Bitcoin City — P31: planned community. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[52] ↑ Bitcoin City — P17: El Salvador. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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[1] ↑ Bitcoin is an instance of free software (Q341) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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22d ago · Trivialist · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'b

Subreddit → Bitcoin, btc, BitcoinMarkets +1

Sitelink count → 152

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"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Subreddit: bitcoin"
7w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → —

Source code repository url → —

"/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 9108, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `Bitcoin/address_validation`"
8w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 0.10.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/7b3c5d5356b4|details]])"
8w ago · Highbaud · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Source code repository url → —

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Source code repository url: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin, add source code repository URL"
8w ago · Rescq · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Bitcoin

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Süddeutsche zeitung topic id: Bitcoin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213750915|Bitcoin (#213750915)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsche Ze"
14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → —

Source code repository url → —

Harper's tag → bitcoin

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: bitcoin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910421|bitcoin (#289910421)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Svkkl authority id → 0349848-bitcoin

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0349848-bitcoin, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"

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