Tag: number Bitcoin circulation

What Happens When Bitcoin Is All Mined

When Bitcoin was first created in 2009, the idea was that there would only be a limited number of them – 21 million, to be precise. That number is slowly being reached, and when it does, what happens to Bitcoin? In short, nothing will happen. Bitcoin will still be around, and people will still be […]

How Many Bitcoin Are Out There

How many Bitcoin are out there? This is a difficult question to answer, as there is no single answer. In fact, the total number of Bitcoin in circulation is not even known for certain. However, according to CoinMarketCap, as of September 1, 2019, there were 17,731,613 Bitcoin in circulation. This number is constantly changing, as […]

How To Stop Crypto Mining

Cryptocurrency mining is the process of verifying and adding new transactions to the blockchain, a public ledger of all cryptocurrency transactions. Miners are rewarded with cryptocurrency for verifying and committing transactions to the blockchain. As cryptocurrency prices have surged over the past year, so too has the demand for mining hardware and electricity. This has […]