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💵The birth date of bitcoin is considered October 31, 2008, when the article “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” was published, in which Satoshi Nakamoto first spoke about digital signature protection, payments without the participation of a third party, sanity checks, blockchain and about digital currency. 💵Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency, but not the only one today. Altcoins are all cryptocurrencies that appeared after Bitcoin. Most cryptocurrencies provide...

🔴The crypto wallet does not store the tokens themselves (cryptocurrency), they are stored in the blockchain. The wallet gives access to tokens using public and private keys. There are wallets: browser, hardware, paper, desktop, mobile. ➡️Browser - provided by the developers of the cryptocurrency and works through the browser. Account data can be stored in the browser memory, which makes the wallet vulnerable to a hacker attack. ➡️Hardware - often looks like a flash drive and is...

➡️Where does cryptocurrency come from? Take bitcoin, it consists of blocks, which are equations. A reward is given for solving each equation. But only a machine can solve this equation: a processor or a video card. People who buy cryptocurrency mining equipment are called miners. Other cryptocurrencies are mined according to a similar principle. Bitcoin (BTC) is the first and most famous cryptocurrency in the world. 🔴The second most important digital cryptocurrency is Ether...

🔴You can buy cryptocurrency on exchanges: centralized (CEX) or decentralized (DEX). ➡️CEX exchanges are run by organizations that oversee all transactions and provide maintenance and security. User tokens are stored on exchange wallets. There is a commission for trading. When registering, you need to confirm your phone number and email. For work, as a rule - pass KYC / verification: confirm your identity with a passport / international passport / driver's license. Many of these exchanges...

➡️To buy and store cryptocurrencies, you need a wallet. A wallet is a program that generates pairs of private and public keys. Each of the keys has the form of a unique character set of letters and numbers. The public key is the address to which digital money is sent and can be seen by other users. With the help of a private key, an electronic digital signature is created in the blockchain. This is a way to confirm your right to make transactions. 🔴The address in the blockchain belongs...