Bitcoin

- Volume in last 24h : 16.2 billion
- Max supply : 21 million
- Market cap : 4.2 trillion Hong Kong dollars

- Project details : Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without a central bank or single administrator. The network is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes through the use of cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin was invented by an unknown person or group of people under the name Satoshi Nakamoto and released as open-source software in 2009.

- Available from : 2008-11-01