English Explanatory Dictionary

bitcoin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology.
noun
  1. A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of bitcoin.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of bitcoin.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪtkɔɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitcoin.wav /ˈbɪtˌkɔɪn/ [ˈb̥ɪt̚ˌkɔɪ̯n] [ˈb̥ɪʔˌkɔɪ̯n]

Word forms

bitcoin bitcoins

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

₿ BTC XBT

Related words

Subdivisions of bitcoin 0.1 BTC 0.01 BTC 0.001 BTC 0.000001 BTC 0.00000001 BTC Other terms altcoin coiner dogecoin memecoin

Derived words

bitcoiner microbitcoin millibitcoin shitcoin
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