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Does Bitcoin Have a Stock Symbol?

Bitcoin does not have a stock symbol and is not traded on a stock exchange. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin is unique in that there are a finite number of them: 21 million.

NOTE: WARNING: Investing in Bitcoin is a high-risk endeavor, and should not be done without extensive research and caution. There is no official stock symbol for Bitcoin, and any claims that there is a stock symbol for it should be viewed with extreme skepticism. Before investing in Bitcoin, please carefully consider the potential risks associated with such an investment.

Bitcoins are created as a reward for a process known as mining. They can be exchanged for other currencies, products, and services.

As of February 2015, over 100,000 merchants and vendors accepted bitcoin as payment.

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