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Bitcoin value tops Gold !! - ketchim - 03-03-2017 Re: Bitcoin value tops Gold !! - ketchim - 03-03-2017 A unit of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin has exceeded the value of an ounce of gold for the first time. It closed at $1,268 on Thursday while a troy ounce of gold stood at $1,233 8) Re: Bitcoin value tops Gold !! - ketchim - 03-03-2017 There are currently about 15 million Bitcoins in existence. To receive a Bitcoin, a user must have a Bitcoin address - a string of 27-34 letters and numbers - which acts as a kind of virtual post-box to and from which the Bitcoins are sent. Since there is no register of these addresses, people can use them to protect their anonymity when making a transaction. Re: Bitcoin value tops Gold !! - ketchim - 03-03-2017 These addresses are in turn stored in Bitcoin wallets which are used to manage savings  Verifying bitcoin transactions takes a lot of computer power Re: Bitcoin value tops Gold !! - chairman - 03-04-2017 Will it catch on Re: Bitcoin value tops Gold !! - Googley - 03-06-2017 Bitcoin is also the vehicle of use by crooks such as Ransomware and other hijackers of electronic data!