Bitcoin was first conceived by Satoshi Nakamoto back in 2009, but it leapt into the mainstream in 2017. In the twelve month period from November 2016, the value of a single Bitcoin rocketed from $ 710 to $ 7365. Bitcoin is far from the only digital currency, or application of the underlying blockchain though. Other mainstream cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, and Litecoin have also gained a substantial following. Litecoin and Bitcoin Gold formed as a result of a hard fork from the main Bitcoin blockchain. They are still cryptocurrencies but differ in their implementation of the blockchain. Other blockchain platforms like Kin, or…
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