bitcoin
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bitcoins
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Often Bitcoin the first widely established cryptocurrency, which uses state-of-the-art cryptography, can be issued in any fractional denomination, and has a decentralized distribution system.
Increasing numbers of stores and online businesses accept Bitcoin.
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a single unit of bitcoin, the first widely established cryptocurrency.
The value of a bitcoin has sometimes surpassed the value of an ounce of gold.
Usage
What's the difference between bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and digital currency? See digital currency ( def. ).
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bitcoin
First recorded in 2005–10; bit 3 ( def. ) + coin
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In May, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the listing of a bitcoin perpetual futures contract at Kalshi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The dollar weakened and bitcoin fell by 0.7% to $81,332.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The dollar fell against a basket of global currencies, while bitcoin partially reversed Thursday’s losses to add 0.2%, trading around $82,200.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Originally done by enthusiasts on their personal computers, it eventually grew into a big business, with companies amassing racks of Nvidia chips to mine bitcoin on an industrial scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
One year after hitting an all-time high, bitcoin is trading about one-third lower, leading market watchers to question what comes next for the flagship cryptocurrency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But that metric began showing the market was valuing Strategy at a discount to the value of its bitcoins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The problem that came to a head recently is the metric began showing the market was valuing Strategy at a discount to the value of its bitcoins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
However, the company said Monday it had acquired 4,871 bitcoins for about $330 million in the five days ended April 5.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
In fact, it was a remote desktop application that enabled Lam and his conspirators to transfer 4,000 bitcoins to themselves, Stratton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
With the latest bitcoin purchases, Strategy owned a total of 717,722 bitcoins as of Feb. 22, which were purchased at an average price of $76,020 each.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
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