What is Bitcoin?
name: BTC
developer: Satoshi Nakamoto
init_release: 2009-01-09T00:00:00+0000
license: MIT License
written_in: C++
max_supply: 21000000
description: Bitcoin (BTC) is the world’s first cryptocurrency built on distributed ledger (blockchain) technology, with a proof of work (PoW) mechanism that is not backed by any country’s central bank or government. It was founded by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym representing an individual or group of individuals, who published the white paper on October 31, 2008. It is currently the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, maintaining market dominance for the past decade.