Bitcoin Akademi

1 History 2 Structure 2.1 Blocks  -  Block Time  -  Hard Forks 2.2 Decentralization 2.3 Openness  -  Permissionless  -   Permissioned (private) blockchain  -  Disadvantanges of Private Blockchain  - BlockChain Analysis 3 Uses 3.1 Cryptocurrencies 3.2 Smart contracts 3.3 Financial services 3.4 Video games 3.5 Energy trading 3.6 Supply chain 3.7 Domain Names 3.8 Other uses 4 Types 4.1 Public blockchains 4.2 Private blockchains 4.3 Hybrid blockchains 4.4 Sidechains 5 Academic research 5.1 Adoption decision 5.2 Collaboration 5.3 Blockchain and internal audit 5.4 Energy use of proof-of-work blockchains 5.5 Journals A  blockchain , originally  block chain , is a growing list of records, called  blocks , that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle ...

ENGLISH BITCOIN GENERAL What is bitcoin? What are bitcoins? How can I get bitcoins? Does Bitcoin guarantee an influx of free money? Is Bitcoin a 'get-rich-quick' scheme? Will I make money by installing the client? As an investment, is Bitcoin a sure thing? Can I buy bitcoins with Paypal? Where can I find a forum to discuss Bitcoin? How are new bitcoins created? What's the current total number of bitcoins in existence? How divisible are bitcoins? What do I call the various denominations of bitcoin? How does the halving work when the number gets really small? How long will it take to generate all the coins? If no more coins are going to be generated, will more blocks be created? But if no more coins are generated, what happens when Bitcoins are lost? Won't that be a problem? If every transaction is broadcast via the network, does Bitcoin scale? ECONOMY Where does the value of Bitcoin stem from? What backs up Bitcoin? Is Bitcoin a bubble? Is Bitcoin a Ponzi scheme? Doesn...