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Why do People Trust Bitcoin

A Clear Understanding of Bitcoin

Thereare so many people who place a high trust in Bitcoin. There must be a clear understanding of what this is and why Bitcoin is trustworthy. The bitcoin is not complicated. It is simply a certain type of currency. It has encryption techniques that allow for the following:

·         the regulation of units of currency

·         the ability to verify the transferring of funds

·         the ability to operate independently. This is independent from a central bank

·         the ability to be used in transactions. This involves online transactions.

A clear understanding of this payment and digital asset system has fostered much trust for many people.

Longevity

Bitcoin have continued to experience an increase in trust because it had been introduced in the year 2008. It was actually released in the year 2009.This has a few good years to expose the trustworthiness to many people. This is a system that does take place among and between users. This is direct and the transactions are recorded in a leger. This is a public distributed ledger. Bitcoin offers longevity to many people. It has even been called a virtual currency that has been around for several years now.

Include Transparency in the Reasons to Trust

When transparency is incorporated, trust will naturally be an outcome. Privacy is also another reason that  so many people place trust in bitcoin. The transparency of funds in every way has ensured an increase in trust. There is an added potential of privacy. This is a privacy for any unnecessary intrusion of the government too. Bitcoin has been viewed as benefiting liberty for many people. People have the ability to protect their own privacy because bitcoin is one of the most transparent payment methods. A bitcoin transaction is:

·         traceable

·         public

·         stored in the Bitcoin network on a permanent basis

·         highly acceptable levels of privacy while protecting privacy

 

These are only a small sample of reasons that many people are placing trust in Bitcoin.

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