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. ).
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bitcoin
First recorded in 2005–10; bit 3 ( def. ) + coin
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Its balance sheet comprises more than 850,000 bitcoin with a total cost of more than $64 billion, according to an SEC filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Founded by Michael Saylor, Strategy is a bitcoin-treasury company, meaning it sells shares and debt to buy up bitcoin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The coordinator, an American bitcoin developer operating under the pseudonym “Kruw,” earns negligible revenues for his work, according to Chainalysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Companies that abandoned bitcoin mining in favor of data centers gain a clear advantage: a single-focus business model that is easier for Wall Street to value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
He expects sales to rise further in the second half of the year and early 2027 as those operators tap their remaining bitcoin reserves to finance new data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Strategy sold more than 3,000 bitcoins to raise cash to pay dividends on its preferred stock — something Executive Chair Michael Saylor had previously said it didn’t need to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
A small sale by Strategy in May had that effect, even though it sold just 32 bitcoins for $2.5 million.
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
The company then used that money to buy 592 bitcoins during the week to Feb. 22, at an average price of $67,286 per token.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
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