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This presentation contains introduction about bitcoin and how transaction is performed using bitcoin
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-by Rajani Bansari
Outline
• Introduction• History• Transactions• Legal issues and status• Conclusion
• Bitcoin is an experimental, decentralized digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world.
• Bitcoins are sent easily through the Internet, without needing to trust any third party.
• It is type of crypto currency.
History
• First mentioned in a 2008 paper published under the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto", Bitcoin became operational in early 2009 with the release of the first open source client or wallet, Bitcoin-Qt, and the issuance of the first bitcoins.
Transaction
• Software• Wallets• Block chain• Buying and selling bitcoins
Software
• Bitcoin wallet software, sometimes called a Bitcoin client, allows a user to transact bitcoins.
• The most basic a wallet program generates and stores private keys, and communicates with peers on the Bitcoin network.
Wallets
• A collection of keys is called a wallet. Note that sometimes this term is used to mean the software itself in the sense of digital wallet.
Block chain
• Bitcoin is a public database and sequential record of all transactions, known as the block chain, that records current bitcoin ownership as well as at all points in the past.
• By keeping a record of all transactions, the block chain prevents double-spending.
• Those who maintain the block chain are called miners and are rewarded with newly created bitcoins as well as transaction fees.
Buying and selling bitcoin
• The fastest way to obtain bitcoins is to purchase them in person for cash. Participants in online exchanges offer bitcoin buy and sell bids.
• Bitcoin ATMs
Legal issues and status
• Online gun dealers• Online purchase of drugs• one half of all transactions made using Bitcoin
were bets placed at a single online gaming website.
Black market
• normal earned income rules apply to Bitcoin.
Criminal activity
Legal status
Advantages
• Mobile payments made easy• Security and control over your money• Works anywhere, anytime• Fast international payments• Protect your identity
• The essence of Bitcoin security is protection of private keys.
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