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Bitcoin price today (Real Time Quote)

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Below we show you the price of Bitcoin ( BTC ) today

As you can see in the previous graph, we show you the Bitcoin price in real time, the position it occupies in the Cryptocurrency Ranking , the market capacity (Market Cap) and the volume of the last 24h.

For those who do not yet know Bitcoin, we have developed a small table of contents with the main characteristics of Bitcoin (BTC)

What is Bitcoin?

image In 2009 the so-called Bitcoin was born, it is a decentralized virtual currency, that is, no government or institution has control over it. Its price is variable, depending on the law of supply and demand. The exchange of Bitcoins occurs via P2P among users and it is an intangible currency (it can not be touched like current physical currencies.) Bitcoin is used as a payment system and its technology is the "chain of blocks".

How does Bitcoin work?

Bitcoins are managed through a digital wallet, that is, an application that can be used for both mobile and PC. It can be downloaded for free, transactions are made from the application itself.

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Where to buy Bitcoin?

When buying Bitcoins it is very simple, there are several pages where you can do it. They are online platforms where you can pay with your credit card or bank transfer, you pay in euros or dollars and you receive the same amount in Bitcoins (Exactly it is not the same amount, since they take a small commission to offer the service). Some examples of websites to buy Bitcoins are:

  • Coinbase * : 3.5% commission (most popular).
  • Kraken * : Commission between 0.16 and 0.26%.
  • LocalBitcoins * : This website is operated from person to person (P2P).

Where to save Bitcoins?

Today we have several options available to acquire a purse, the most important is the security and functionality of it. It is important to note that the Bitcoins themselves are not stored in the wallet, but in the "blockchain" backed by thousands of nodes. The wallet is a program that makes it easier for us to manage those Bitcoins. We can save them in:

  • The computer, through Bitcoin Core (Full client), Multibit (Light client) or Electrum (Light client).
  • Mobile phone (Smartphone), through Mycelium , Bread Wallet or Copay .
  • Web, some web pages offer us that possibility as Blockchain.info or Green Adress.
  • Hardware, these are physical devices where you can store your Bitcoins like Trezor or KeepKey (they are paid)
  • Paper, simply on a paper you can write the private key, or encrypted with another key or directly.


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