Essays on Bitcoin

The use of bitcoins

Bitcoin is a form of currency that was created in 2009, and which is not issued by any central bank. The transactions that are made using this currency do not have middle men which imply that there is no use of banks. Bitcoin transactions do not have transaction fees, and a user does not need to provide real names. There is no physical bitcoin, but rather computers are used to create them. All those computers that create them form a network that serves to confirm the transactions that are made with bitcoins, without the help of MasterCard, Visa, or Continue reading...

Arguments for and against the Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a digital system of currency that used for paying for goods and services online. The currency is available both in electronic form and minted coins. The electronic or online form is currently widely available especially in China. However, the founders are working hard to develop the currency note printouts. Since its invention five years ago, the currency has had both positive and negative arguments about it. Supporters of the currency purport that it will greatly reduce the online cost of doing. This is because it is widely available online so long as there is an internet connection. Continue reading...

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What is a Bitcoin? Well before one can truly understand what a Bitcoin is, I feel as if they must understand the general concept of cryptocurrency. In brief, cryptocurrency is simply a digital or virtual currency that is protected by cryptography as means of security. This form of currency is notorious for its anonymous nature. There are several dozen kinds of cryptocurrency already in place and being formed too. The most popular version of being called a Bitcoin. Imagine Bitcoin is to cryptocurrency, just as US dollar bills are to paper money, but with a few small Continue reading...

Executive summary

Government agencies, central banks, and other financial agencies are overtly racing to define the legal status of the recently discovered digital coins, bitcoins, and the decentralized digital currency system. Tracing the coin’s rapidly advancing legal status is prodigious. In the bitcoin system, transactions are recorded in a ledger, without the intermediation of a single authority. Whereas countries continue to embrace the bitcoins, others are implementing strict policies to curtail its use. Through a review of literatures that exists over the use of bitcoins, various scholars seem to support its use. A research on a sample of 30 people Continue reading...

Bitcoin is purely peer-peer electronic cash that makes it possible for online money payments to be remitted directly from one party to the other without having to go through financial institutions. With bitcoin, digital signatures are considered part of the solution but the problem arises when the trusted third party is needed to curtail any form of double spending. The solution to this double spending lies in bitcoin; this is because it timestamps transactions by hashing them into a hash-based work proof. This makes it form a network that will not be altered unless the proof-of work is redone. Continue reading...

1 (A) The needs and wants that will be solved by Bitcoin include:
- Self-esteem
- Security of resources
- Security of property
The need of self-esteem is satisfied because of the fact that the consumer will use bitcoin to pay for a service or product. They will be satisfied with the service of the achievement of the product. The service could be offered by an institution which accepts payments through bitcoin. It could be an online or offline service or product. The use of bitcoin could be used to purchase this service and product.
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Bitcoin is term that was not well known in the last four years. It was a term that was only used by few people over the internet. With time it is the term that the world has come to know as the first world’s completely decentralized virtual currency (Buttyan & Hubaux, 2001). This currency has become the largest economy compared to some of the economies of the smaller worlds. Bitcoin also abbreviated as BTC reached its high note in 2013 April with a value of $260 just from pennies in the previous years. Currently, the market value of BTC Continue reading...

Abstract

In this paper we will show how the basic tools of statistics and probability theory are applied to a real world problem. The purpose of the assignment is to predict the price of Bitcoin based on the gathered data. The research is based on a multiple regression analysis. There are several models are developed and the best is chosen as a result.

Introduction

In 2009, someone using the pen-name Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”. The goal of this new peer-to-peer(“P2P”) system was to help solve the problems of double spending and trust Continue reading...

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Virtual Currency

Introduction 3

Types Of Virtual Currency 4
Evolution of Virtual Currency 6
Crypto-Currency 7
BitCoin 7
Virtual Currency Ecosystem 11
Virtual Currency Exchange 11
Administrator 11
User 11
Miner 12
Virtual currency wallet 12
Benefits of Virtual Currency 13
Global cash transfer 13
Cost Saving 14
Universal Currency 14
Conclusions 14

Bibliography 16

Introduction
Virtual and digital currency are often confused and used interchangeably, when in reality virtual currency is a specialized kind of digital currency but not all forms of digital currency are virtual. Digital currencies are represented and stored in digital format, however Continue reading...

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Bitcoins or physical exchange of cash is an important exchange element of contemporary times. A proper plan emphasizing on the practice can certainly help a capitalist to get familiar with the methods, rules and techniques involved in Bitcoin business.
Individuals need to have a firm grip on it not just for the sake of information but also as a modified exchange of professional life. I think, we can make them practice soon after giving the necessary instructions and guidelines. A proper course needs to be formulated. I have worked on this Continue reading...

Introduction

The task of this report requires the development and analysis of a counterintelligence activity, which specializes in the involvement of drugs, pertaining to an operation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A plethora of counterintelligence sectors exist including matters involving illegal drug activities, terrorism, child pornography rings, money laundering, Internet scams, corporate security, and more. In general, counterintelligence competes with these aforementioned areas sometimes in ways that overlap. For example, an Internet scam may involve theft of consumer credit card information – as well as running illegal or non-existent gambling websites. The chosen case study to be developed Continue reading...

Technology has become the accelerator for enhancing performance and achieving customers' requirements in the current economy. Managers are encouraged to focus on increasing investment in the technology because it makes business more competitive in the market. The amount the business invests in technology may not be as vital as where it invests. This is so because many businesses opt to keep existing technology instead of investing in new software and hardware, which promote innovation and profitability. Several business leaders have realized it is significant to be aware of predominant technology terms and resources, which can help them. However, they Continue reading...