The prices of Bitcoin are largely driven by supply and demand. As interest and curiosity rose, the prices also skyrocketed. But here’s the thing that really triggers the prices of Bitcoin. It was created with a cap of only 21 million Bitcoins ever created. And according to sources, this number will never change. History of bitcoin Although it’s often referred to as new, Bitcoin has existed since 2009 and the technology it is built on has roots going back even further. In fact if you had invested just $1,000 in Bitcoin the year it was first publicly available, you would now be richer to the tune of £36.7 million.
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** Source: CME CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index (BRTI). Hodler’s Digest, February 4–10: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week Some people say that fiat money (which are the normal currencies that we all use today) also does not have real value since we moved out of the gold standard. This is incorrect. Fiat money has the value of the guarantee of the government that issues it. In fact, on the Indian rupee note, you will see a “promise to pay the bearer" issued by the RBI governor. In the US dollar, you will see the words “legal tender", which means the same thing. Governments have the power to tax their people and businesses, the ability to sell public assets, issue bonds and other ways to guarantee their currencies. These are formidable powers that give the confidence that the value of the currency will be there.
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In early 2009 the Bitcoin software became available to the public for the first time. Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first 50 Bitcoins, thus launching the practice of crypto mining. It was a time when only a small team of programmers and enthusiasts participated in the development of what few of them anticipated would one day be viewed as a groundbreaking technology. Bitcoin hits new all-time high above $63,000 ahead of Coinbase debut - April 13, 2021 Bitcoin has also attracted controversy due to its climate change implications. Mining Bitcoin requires significant electricity usage and is responsible for 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The University of Cambridge publishes the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CEBCI), which provides estimates on the greenhouse gas emissions related to Bitcoin; its calculation is about 67 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually.
