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Topic Started: Apr 6 2013, 12:40 AM (320 Views)
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What's a Bitcoin?

It's the state-of-the-art in money. It's a new formbitcoin-225.png of electronic money. It's already become "the gold standard" of digital currency.

Ya know how email changed old-fashioned mail forever? Well, Bitcoin is changing money forever.

Based on some old technologies, and some new technologies... Bitcoin is the result of combining... the very state of the art in cryptographic security + the idea of a limited quantity commodity similar to gold and silver (where there's only so much of it) and using it as money + the idea of massive numbers of computers connected by the internet... forming a strong, resilient, indestructible peer-to-peer network. It's called a cryptocurrency.

Since the invention of Bitcoin... Money will never be the same.



Why would I use Bitcoin?

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•Bitcoin is the world's first completely decentralized currency. This means it has no issuing entity... therefore, no single point of failure. In many ways Bitcoin is more secure than your bank. If your bank were to fail, your money could be gone forever. The Bitcoin network is made up of millions of computers all over the world, connected via the internet. The entire Internet would have to go away, in order for the Bitcoin network to fail.
•As easy as sending an email. Just one click. Bitcoin payments are sent with one click - just like email. And transactions are always as free and as fast as email.
•Zero transaction fees. In the United States, merchants pay 45 billion dollars per year in credit card transaction fees. And for what? So that the transactions can be reversed as "chargebacks" up to six months later? That doesn't seem fair at all. Bitcoin transactions are free. Whereas credit cards and other online payment systems typically cost 3-5% or more per transaction, plus various other exorbitant fees... Bitcoin usage and transactions are always free. It doesn't matter if you send $0.01... or $1,000,000.00... the transaction cost is always the same: free*
•No such thing as a chargeback. Payments are irreversable. No matter whether you accept Bitcoin payments for your business or otherwise, payments can not be reversed. There's no such thing as a "chargeback"... No way to get a "bounced check"... No "reversed transactions"... Not with Bitcoin. Payments can only be "refunded" if and when the recipient, voluntarily, as a separate new transaction, decides to send the money back. This protects merchants from fraud. Credit cards and PayPal can, and often do, reverse transactions up to six months later.
•As anonymous as you want it to be. Just like with cash, transactions can be totally anonymous. Transactions are only identified by your Bitcoin address, and you can have as many Bitcoin addresses as you want. You create another new Bitcoin address with one click any time you want to. Bitcoin transactions can be made to be: anonymous***
•Financial privacy. Gone are the days of "Identity theft". In the old days, credit cards required merchants to have proof positive of your identity in order to shop there. Because a Bitcoin address can only be used to receive money, and it cannot be used to extract money... with Bitcoin, the merchant only needs to know two things: Did you pay? and, Where do you want your stuff sent to? Isn't that the way it should be? Does your banker really need to know what you buy online?
•Your account cannot be frozen. No one can freeze your account and keep your money. (as long as you keep control of your bitcoins yourself and don't keep your bitcoins in an online bank or wallet service. See the Security tab for recommendations)
•No big brother. Third parties can’t prevent or control your transactions. Transfer money easily through the internet, without having to trust middlemen; no central bank, nor central authority.

•No censorship of who you're allowed to send money to. No more blocking who you can make payments or donations to... just because someone doesn't agree.

•It's not a bank. It's not a paypal. What may be the best feature of all? "Bye bye, PayPal." "Bye bye, Bank."

•More secure than online banking existing in the world today. Traditional banks use encryption when you log on to your online banking. The cryptography technology used in Bitcoin is even more secure. In other words, if it were to ever become possible to hack in to it... Then ALL the world's banking would be compromised. With today's known technology, experts all agree... It is absolutely un-hackable and un-breakable: secureŦ
•Bitcoin is transparent and verified. Bitcoin is a free open source software (FOSS) project, which means it has total transparency. Millions of programmers all over the world see every bit of the program's source code. They constantly monitor it, study it, and report on it... to verify that there are no flaws or irregularities.
•Send payments to anyone worldwide. Bitcoin has no artificial national boudaries or limitations on where money can be sent, or on how much, or how little, can be sent. You can now use Bitcoin to shop online for millions of items, or make a donation to a charity or organization, and you can even make purchases at physical stores, shops, and restaurants that now accept Bitcoin... using a free app or any device with a web browser.

•No central bank... No privately-owned Federal Reserve central bank can print more money for themselves... not Bitcoin anyway. The value of each Bitcoin does not go down when the privately owned corporation known as "The Fed" decides to print more dollars. In fact, it might even go up in value... as it triggers more people to seek out alternatives to storing their money in the world's fiat currencies.
•There will never be more than 21 million Bitcoins. The number of Bitcoins is limited by the design of the network. This number can never be increased. Also...
•Bitcoins are virtually infinitely divisible. Currently, Bitcoins are divisible up to 8 decimal places. For example, you can send someone 0.00000001 of a Bitcoin. In the future, as the value of Bitcoin goes up, you might be sending your favorite coffee shop 0.00000003 Bitcoin for that cafe latte. Also, in the future, Bitcoin could become even more divisible, if needed... as the value of one Bitcoin becomes larger and larger.

How much is a Bitcoin worth?

The value of a Bitcoin (as measured in US Dollars or any other currency) is determined by the automated online markets. These markets operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They match buyers and their "bid prices"... with sellers and their "asking prices"... automatically.

Normally, what we call the "value of a Bitcoin" is simply the last amount a Bitcoin sold for on one of the major markets (or an average of several).

See the Value tab for links to web sites that give real-time value information.

Can I exchange Bitcoins for normal cash?

Absolutely! 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you can sell Bitcoins...
•For cash in person... in your hand... from a local exchanger,
•For cash by postal mail or fedex... from an by-mail exchanger, or
•Direct deposit into your bank account... by an online online exchange site.

For details on how you can sell Bitcoins for cash... See the Sell tab.


Bitcoin_goes_Up_Up_Up.jpgWhat type of investment goes up 1336% per Year?

Obviously, many people are looking at Bitcoin as an amazing investment opportunity... especially getting in at the ground floor of such a revolutionary technology at this early stage.

One Bitcoin was about $0.22 around December 8, 2010. And now.... one Bitcoin is trading for about $2.94 as of December 8, 2011.

If our math is correct, that's about an increase of more than 13 times its value gained in only 12 months.... and, at that rate of growth... over the course of one year... That was an annual return on investment of 1336.36%. (source)

In the same year that gold went up 25%, and silver went up 25%, Bitcoin went up 1336%.

Bitcoin is seen my many as an excellent investment** To learn how to buy Bitcoin, click the Buy tab. For detailed information and charts about the value of a Bitcoin, currently and over time, see the Value tab.

What's the easiest way to buy Bitcoin?

See the Buy tab for details.

What else can I do with Bitcoins?
•Sell Them - exchange Bitcoins for ordinary Cash any time you want,
•Hold onto Them - and watch them grow in value,
•Spend Them - shop with Bitcoins for products and services you want, or
•Donate Them - donate to chaities and causes that are important to you
•Accept Them - accept Bitcoins for payment in your business no matter what you sell

Bitcoin is absolutely ideal for charitable organizations that are doing amazing great work in the world, like EpicChange.org, for example. People can donate with one click. People can donate tiny amounts, or large amounts, with no transaction fees. And, of course, many small amounts really add up!


About This Web Site

This web site is for informational and educational purposes only.

We do not buy or sell bitcoins. We have no business affiliation with regard to buying or selling bitcoin with any of the companies or individuals listed here. We supply information about who is buying and selling bitcoins, and how it is often done, as educational information and journalism. Being listed on this web site should in no way be construed as an endorsement of any such business or individual. As is the case in any business transaction, you must do your own due diligence to ascertain and verify the honesty, integrity, and legality, of the business or individual you are transacting with.

Further, we do not endorse nor promote the use of bitcoin in any way that is illegal or immoral, and we give no investment advice whatsoever.

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dunno about trusting dat...

Dual cyber-attacks hit Bitcoin virtual currency systems

http://rt.com/news/bitcoin-currency-cyber-attack-394/

as an investment.. noooooo

http://buzz.money.cnn.com/2013/04/05/bitcoin-bubble/





Edited by beserker, Apr 6 2013, 06:23 PM.
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