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Does Bitcoin Pay a Dividend?

Bitcoin is a digital asset and a payment system invented by Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public dispersed ledger called a blockchain.

Bitcoin is unique in that there are a finite number of them: 21 million.

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

NOTE: WARNING: Investing in Bitcoin carries significant risk. There is no guarantee of a dividend, or any other return on investment, on Bitcoin investments. The value of Bitcoin can fluctuate significantly, and there is always the risk of complete loss of the invested amount. Please conduct thorough research before investing in Bitcoin, and never invest more than you can afford to lose.

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

Bitcoin can be used to pay online and in physical stores just like any other form of money. Bitcoins can also be exchanged in physical form such as the Casascius coins, but paying with a mobile phone usually remains more convenient.

Bitcoin balances are kept using public and private “keys,” which are long strings of numbers and letters linked through the mathematical encryption algorithm that was used to create them. The public key (comparable to a bank account number) serves as the address which is published to the world and to which others may send bitcoins.

The private key (comparable to an ATM PIN) is meant to be a guarded secret, and only used to authorize Bitcoin transmissions.

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