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Is Bitcoin a Game changing Factor in Cryptocurrency?

November 7, 2017 by Irfan Shakeel

The Bitcoin is a crypto-currency, which is an advanced resource intended to act as a medium of trade. Bitcoin was created in 2009 as the world’s first decentralized, private computerized money. Since it has no physical existence, Bitcoin just exists within an interlinked computer network system. Bitcoin was not exchanged on any trades in 2009, and in fact, it was worth $0 in 2009 during its first year of existence.

Since 2008, the Bitcoin has been impacted by a series of technical issues that have made it a standout amongst the most unstable monetary standards in the world. However, in spite of such unpredictability, more than 100,000 Bitcoin exchanges are currently in existence.

Bitcoins are created, or “mined,” through a grouping of complex numerical equations which are processed by a computer. In fact, the creator of the Bitcoin set a ceiling on total Bitcoin volume. Once that number hits 21 million, no more Bitcoins can be produced.

How Was the Bitcoin Trade Started?

One of the main supporters of the Bitcoin was developer Hal Finney. Finney downloaded the bitcoin encoding the day it was released and got 10 bitcoins from Nakamoto, which is the first bitcoin exchange in the world.

At that time, no one knew that the worthless cryptocurrency would rise dramatically and be worth around $4000+ in just a matter of a few years.

Due to increase in the net worth of the Bitcoin, many organizations and individuals are adopting this new currency. So, what are the benefits that can be gained with this cryptocurrency? Below is a breakdown:

Benefits:

  • Low expansion chance:

After some time all monetary forms lose influence at a rate of several percentage points a year. With the Bitcoin, you do not have this issue because the framework is intended to make Bitcoins limited regarding production. In fact, the arrival of new Bitcoins is backing off, and it will stop totally inside a couple of decades. In the end, there will be approximately 1 Bitcoin for every 500 individuals.

  • Low fall chance:

The Bitcoin is not managed by any form of government. Rather, It is a worldwide virtual money.

  • Protected, basic and modest:

With Bitcoins, once you have the cash you have it, and it is a simple as that. Purchasers cannot at all take the cash back. From the purchaser’s viewpoint, the infrastructure for installments and sending Bitcoins between accounts is going to be more straightforward and less expensive because it is distributed as opposed to going through some mediator.

  • Untraceable:

This is both an advantage and a hazard for the Bitcoin. The advantage is that you do not need to fear any malicious third party having the capacity to follow your financial portfolio covertly.

Risks:

  • Untraceable:

This component of Bitcoin of additionally draws in wrongdoing. Bitcoins are like normal money which can be utilized by offenders. This reality may bring the total ban on the Bitcoin worldwide.

  • Simple to lose:

With the Bitcoin, once you lose it is lost for good. There is no instrument to recoup stolen or lost Bitcoins. If some person hacks into your wallet where you store your Bitcoins, you will lose them for good. An ideal approach is to store your Bitcoins is on back up device that is separate from the web.

  • Still too new:

The Bitcoin is just a couple of years old. It is quite possible that a contending digital money could turn out to be more fruitful than the Bitcoin.

Can’t purchase stuff:

There aren’t considerable measures of brick and mortar or online stores where Bitcoins are acknowledged as traditional means of payment.

Excessively unpredictable:

As of now, Bitcoin costs are going up like there’s no tomorrow. It is presumable that the cost will balance out at around US$1000 from the current US$4300.

Despite the fact that the vast majority of people do not realize what the Bitcoin is, it has increased in overall value from $570 to more than $4,300 — a mystifying 750%. The table below demonstrates this astonishing trend:

Expected Future Growth:

Year

Month

Open

Max

Min

Close

Average

Month%Ch

Total%Ch

2017

September

4742

5225

4145

4883

4749

2.97%

2.97%

2017

October

4883

6060

4883

5664

5373

15.99%

18.96%

2017

November

5664

6466

5620

6043

5948

6.69%

25.65%

2017

December

6043

7501

6043

7010

6649

16.00%

41.65%

2018

January

7010

8701

7010

8132

7713

16.01%

57.66%

2018

February

8132

8132

6792

7303

7590

-10.19%

47.47%

2018

March

7303

9064

7303

8471

8035

15.99%

63.46%

2018

April

8471

9073

7885

8479

8477

0.09%

63.55%

2018

May

8479

10525

8479

9836

9330

16.00%

79.55%

2018

June

9836

11236

9766

10501

10335

6.76%

86.31%

2018

July

10501

12853

10501

12012

11467

14.39%

100.70%

2018

August

12012

13684

11894

12789

12595

6.47%

107.17%

2018

September

12789

12789

10905

11726

12052

-8.31%

98.86%

2018

October

11726

11726

10188

10955

11149

-6.58%

92.28%

2018

November

10955

13598

10955

12708

12054

16.00%

108.28%

2018

December

12708

15773

12708

14741

13983

16.00%

124.28%

2019

January

14741

17054

14741

15938

15619

8.12%

132.40%

2019

February

15938

16225

14103

15164

15358

-4.86%

127.54%

2019

March

15164

18821

15164

17590

16685

16.00%

143.54%

2019

April

17590

17590

13967

15018

16041

-14.62%

128.92%

2019

May

15018

18337

15018

17137

16378

14.11%

143.03%

2019

June

17137

21271

17137

19879

18856

16.00%

159.03%

2019

July

19879

24674

19879

23060

21873

16.00%

175.03%

2019

August

23060

25317

22005

23661

23511

2.61%

177.64%

Bitcoin has been in the news as of late because the creators of ransomware frequently request Bitcoin payments from victims. That is not great for the cryptocurrency’s image, but rather it may, in any case, be a driving catalyst in this huge, upward trend.

The sudden ups and downs in the bitcoin worth makes it disastrous to invest in, but on the other hand, it is the future of currency due to its endless possibility and benefits regarding its usage. Despite the fact that the Bitcoin is unstable, but continuously growing, it is expected that it may reach in millions by 2050. However, it is not the only crypto-currency that is going to grow; there are others such as in such tremendous way, Ethereum and Litecoin. It is highly anticipated that both businesses and banks alike will adapt to the use of crypto-currencies for their transactions.

Posted: November 7, 2017
Irfan Shakeel
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Irfan Shakeel is the founder & CEO of ehacking.net An engineer, penetration tester and a security researcher. He specializes in Network, VoIP Penetration testing and digital forensics. He is the author of the book title “Hacking from Scratch”. He loves to provide training and consultancy services, and working as an independent security researcher.