Tag: total number bitcoins circulation

Who Controls Bitcoin Supply

The Bitcoin protocol is designed in such a way that only a fixed number of bitcoins can be created. The total number of bitcoins that will ever be created is 21 million. The rate at which new bitcoins are created is halved every 4 years. This means that the total number of bitcoins in circulation […]

How Many People Own One Bitcoin

How Many People Own One Bitcoin A little over a year ago, the price of a single bitcoin was just over $1,000. Since then, the digital currency’s value has exploded, reaching a peak of more than $19,000 in December. As of this writing, a single bitcoin is worth about $10,000. So, how many people own […]

Why Is There A Limit On Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a payment system, first proposed by an anonymous person or group of people under the name Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Bitcoin payments are made from one Bitcoin address to another, without the need for a third party. Bitcoin is unique in that only a fixed number of bitcoins will ever […]