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3. 01 UnderstandingCryptocurrencyBasics
Bitcoin: The First Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin,thefirstcryptocurrency,wascreatedin2009byananonymousperson
orgroupofpeopleusingthepseudonymSatoshiNakamoto.Itwasdesignedas
adecentralizeddigitalcurrencythatoperatesonapeer-to-peernetwork,
allowinguserstoconducttransactionswithoutintermediarieslikebanks.
How does Bitcoin work?
Bitcoinoperatesonatechnologycalledblockchain.Blockchainisessentiallya
publicledgerthatrecordsallbitcointransactions.Itconsistsofblocksofdata,
eachcontainingalistoftransactions.Thesetransactionsareverifiedby
networkparticipantscalledminers,whousepowerfulcomputerstosolve
complexmathematicalproblems.Onceablockisverified,itisaddedtothe
blockchain,makingthetransactionimmutableandtransparent.
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Understanding
CryptocurrencyBasics
4. Key features of Bitcoin
1.Decentralization:Bitcoinisnotcontrolledbyanycentralauthority,suchasa
governmentorfinancialinstitution.Thisdecentralizationensuresthatnosingleentity
hastotalcontroloverthecurrency.
2.LimitedSupply:Thetotalsupplyofbitcoinsiscappedat21million.Thisscarcityhelps
maintainitsvalueandpreventsinflation.
3.Pseudonymity:WhileBitcointransactionsarerecordedontheblockchain,users'
identitiesarenotdirectlylinkedtotheirwallets.Instead,usersareidentifiedbytheir
uniquewalletaddresses,providingacertainlevelofprivacy.
4.Security:Bitcointransactionsaresecuredbycryptographicalgorithms,makingit
difficultforhackerstotamperwiththeblockchainorstealfunds.
Altcoins: The Diverse World of Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin'ssuccesspavedthewayforthecreationofnumerousalternative
cryptocurrencies,commonlyknownas"altcoins."AltcoinsdifferfromBitcoinin
variousways,suchastheirunderlyingtechnology,features,andusecases.
Popular Altcoins
1.Ethereum(ETH):Ethereumisadecentralizedplatformthatenablesthecreationand
executionofsmartcontracts.Itintroducedtheconceptofprogrammablemoney,
allowingdeveloperstobuilddecentralizedapplications(dApps)onitsblockchain.
2.Ripple(XRP):Rippleaimstofacilitatefast,low-costglobalmoneytransfers.Unlike
Bitcoin,Rippledoesnotrelyonminingandprovidesfastertransactionconfirmations.
3.Litecoin(LTC):CreatedbyCharlieLee,aformerGoogleengineer,Litecoinisoften
referredtoasthe"silvertoBitcoin'sgold."Itoffersfasterblockgenerationtimesand
hasadifferenthashingalgorithmthanBitcoin.