BITCOIN: SURGIMENTO E EVOLUÇÃO DA MOEDA DIGITAL

Abstract

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, that is, it is not controlled by any government or central issuing body, which makes it possible to carry out financial transactions without dependence on an intermediary. These transactions are recorded in real time and can be verified by all network users, through a database, called Blockchain. The present article does not aim to exhaust the subject Bitcoin, since it is quite extensive and has enormous complexity, but to provide a brief understanding of this technology and especially the context and main factors that motivated the creation of the virtual currency. It is worth mentioning that since its creation in 2008 by the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto”, several cryptocurrencies have emerged and still appear on the market at all times, but Bitcoin, for being the pioneer, is undoubtedly the best known and with the highest market value.