bitcoin
Syllables: bit·coin/ˈbɪtkɔɪn/US/ˈbɪtˌkɔɪn/
bitcoin proper noun: a decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology.
Proper noun
bitcoin
- A decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology.
- We do not accept bitcoin at this store.
- Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System [title] […] What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party. […] In this paper, we propose a...2008 October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto [pseudonym], “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”, in Bitcoin.org, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2025
Noun (1)
bitcoin (plural bitcoins or bitcoin)
- A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency.
- This item costs one bitcoin.
- The value of fiat money is determined by legal means (legal tender laws). In other words, fiat money is anything the government says in money. For instance, if the government says an IOU or a bitcoin is money, then it is money. The major currencies of the contemporary world are fiat money.2008 November, Alex Marchand, “What is Money?”, in Dissolving Dollars: Exposing the Debt-based Insanity behind Modern Money, [S.l.]: 451° Publishing, published April 2015, →ISBN, page 12
- Synonyms:
- ₿, BTC, XBT
Noun (2) capitalized: BitCoin
BitCoin (plural BitCoins)
- Alternative letter-case form of bitcoin.
Noun (3) capitalized: Bitcoin
Bitcoin (plural Bitcoins)
- Alternative letter-case form of bitcoin.
- And at least one group that was collecting donations in Bitcoins has decided against using them because of possible legal entanglements. […] “I’ve sold 24 collars, 13 leashes and 1 pair of ‘Disco Knickers’ with Bitcoin over the last few months,” she wrote in an e-mail. “The first order I had was...2011 July 3, Noam Cohen, “Speed Bumps on the Road to Virtual Cash”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021
bitcoin meaning in Hindi, Marathi and Thai
bitcoin in Hindi
- decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology; unit of the cryptocurrency
- बिटकॉइन biṭkŏin
bitcoin in Marathi
- decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology; unit of the cryptocurrency
- बिटकॉइन biṭkŏin
bitcoin in Thai
- decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology; unit of the cryptocurrency
- บิตคอยน์
Examples of bitcoin in a sentence
- [A] man named Satoshi Nakamoto posted a research paper to an obscure cryptography listserv describing his design for a new digital currency that he called bitcoin.2011 November 23, Benjamin Wallace, “The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- [Bitcoins] do not depend on the state banks, but are created through mining.2014, Dale Blake, “Getting and Selling Bitcoins”, in Bitcoin Guide for Beginners: Bitcoin Trading and Mining Made Easy, La Vergne, Tenn....
- Individual bitcoin users are not the only driving force in terms of securing the bitcoin network.2016, Prypto [pseudonym], “Bitcoin Security”, in Bitcoin for Dummies (For Dummies), Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, part III...
- Find a friend who has bitcoin and buy some from him or her directly.2017 June, Andreas M[arkos] Antonopoulos, “Introduction”, in Tim McGovern, editor, Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain, 2nd...
Synonyms of bitcoin
- ₿
- BTC
- XBT
Forms of bitcoin
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Bitcoin |
| alternative form | BitCoin |
| Noun | |
| plural | bitcoins |
| plural | bitcoin |
| plural | BitCoins |
| plural | Bitcoins |
Origin of bitcoin
From bit (“binary digit”) + coin, coined by Satoshi Nakamoto, believed to be a pseudonym for one or more people, in the domain name bitcoin.org registered on 18 August 2008; and in the title of the white paper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”, a link to which was posted on the cryptography mailing list metzdowd.com on October 31, 2008: see the quotation.
Words formed from bitcoin
Phrases with bitcoin
Questions about bitcoin
- What does bitcoin mean?
- Bitcoin means a decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology.
- What is bitcoin in Hindi?
- Bitcoin in Hindi is बिटकॉइन (biṭkŏin). See Bitcoin meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use bitcoin in a sentence?
- [A] man named Satoshi Nakamoto posted a research paper to an obscure cryptography listserv describing his design for a new digital currency that he called bitcoin.
- What part of speech is bitcoin?
- Bitcoin can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce bitcoin?
- Bitcoin is pronounced /ˈbɪtkɔɪn/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bitcoin (page history and authors); BitCoin (page history and authors); Bitcoin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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