Thursday, 30 August 2018

CryptoTAB Browser Legit Paying

Adik ka ba sa kakaFacebook or manood ng videos Youtube? kaka.browse using google chrome? magstream ng mga anime, movies, series at dramas?

Alam mo bang pwede kang kumita habang ginagawa ang mga yan..

INSTALL mo lang to gamit ang chrome browser mo...

walang kelangan gawin na kahit ano, iinstall lang ang cryptotab then viola.. nagmimina kapa ng bitcoins..
WOW MAGIC!

Paano ang proseso ng pag-install:

Step 1: I.click at idownload ito



Step 2: I.click sa kanang taas ang options (tignan ang larawan sa ibaba)




Step 3: Hanapin ang LOG IN at i.pasok ang iyong Gmail or Facebook account.


Troubleshoot: Alisin muna ang adblock para gumana ang cryptotab.

Pwede mong gamitin ang coins.ph btc address or coinbase.com btc address or kahit anong btc address na meron ka..

Minimum Payout: 0.00001 BTC

Sa iba pang mga katanungan, pwde kayong mgcommento sa ibaba para masagot natin at maresolba ang inyong mga katanungan.

Learn and Earn Bitcoin for Newbee

Guys, para ito sa mga newbie. Na nag-browse online at nagugulumihanan kung anong website ang pagtyatyagaan. Kung legit ba or scam. Kung Veteran ka na sa bitcoin, pasensya na pero mag sasayang ka lng ng oras dito, kasi alam mo na ito.

Let's begin!!!

Ano nga ba ang bitcoin?

Sa madaling salita, Cryptocurrency.

Pero kung i-explain in tagalog at para maintindihan ng karamihan, parang pera online na pwede mong iconvert into real money.

Worth it nga ba? or waste of time lng?

Mga ilang taon na ako nag-iipon ng bitcoin pero so far, napag tanto ko, na apat lng ang way para kumita ng malaki sa bitcoin, I will be transparent as possible.

1.) Hardware mining

-eto ung gagamitin yong hardware ng PC mo e.g.(GPU, memory, CPU etc.) para magmina ng bitcoin. Malaki ang hashrate(kita) kung malakas ung PC hardware mo. Pero kung average ka lng, eh hindi ito option sayo, super bagal ng kita. Kaya ung iba, bumibili talaga at nag seset-up ng PC na para lang magmina ng bitcoin. Sabi ng marami, nakakasira ng hardware, pero feeling ko depende naman sa brand ng hardware na bibilhin mo.

2.) Trading

-basically, parang stock exchange. Bibili ka ng altcoins e.g.(DOGE, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin etc.) sa mababang halaga, then maghihintay ka, minsan oras lang(day trading) and minsan linggo. Depende sa strategy at kung may alam ka sa pagtrade. Natry ko na sya kaso medyo may kabobohan ako sa trading, nalugi ako. Goodnews is, sabi nga nila "Only invest what you can afford to lose", 250 pesos lang natry ko.

3.) Referral

-Parang networking. Invite lang ng invite. Kung hindi mo pa alam, halika, mag-kape tayo. hahaha!

4.) Making your own faucet

-yong faucet, ito yong mga websites na nagbibigay ng free bitcoin. Ang gagawin mo lang, magsolve ka ng captcha then pwede mo na i-claim. Pero babala, hindi kalakihan, literal na centimos lang kada claim. So pag tiyatiyagaan mo ngaun yan. Maliban nalang kung ikaw may-ari. Pero syempre, parang business din lng yan. Mag-iinvest ka sa website mo, maglalagay ng bitcoin at yon yong ipapamigay mo sa mga mag vivisit sa website mo. Kikita ka sa ads na ilalagay mo sa site mo or kikita ka sa number of visitors(traffic) na pupunta sa website mo at mag sosolve ng captcha.

So there you go! So far, lahat ng yan, hindi pumasa sakin. hahaha.

Una mahal mag-invest ng hardware para mag mina ng bitcoin at kakain pa ng kuryente.

Pangalawa, like what i said, bobo ako sa trading.

Pangatlo, referral is ung parang gusto kong mangyari ngayon. hahaha

pang-apat, wala akong puhunan sa business na yan.

Hindi na ako mag papaligoy ligoy pa! eto yong mga sites na na try ko and so far so good. Legit and paying.

1st Step. You need to have a bitcoin address(eto ung parang wallet mo). Gawa ka ng account sa

Coins.ph Click mo yan.

2nd Step. Register ka dito https://coinpot.co/mine/bitcoincore/?ref=44397E8C9C8F (another bitcoin wallet din yan pero kasi diyan ka kukuha ng freebitcoin and hindi sila basta-basta nagbibigay ng bitcoin na rerekta sa coins.ph, kelangan may minimum ipon ka muna bago ka makapag widthraw. Kaya for the mean time ipunin mo nlng muna sa coinpot wallet mo)

3rd step. moonbit.co.in *Earn Bitcoin Eto yong current claim rates nila
*sample lang from moonbit.co.in

then let's do the math Kung every 5 minutes ka magclaim within 1 hour eto makukuha mo 12 satoshis (1 satoshi/5 minutes). So sa loob ng 3 hours na pag tyatyaga meron kang 36 satohis. Kumpara nten kung every 1 hour ka lng mag cclaim, so sa loob ng 3 hours meron ka lng 21 satoshis. So ibig sabihin, less time ka mag cclaim, mas malaking ang pwede mong iclaim. Same Principle lng dn yan sa ibang altcoins. Tama ba? medo tanga pa naman ako sa math.

Then meron silang daily loyalty bonus. Kada araw dadadag ng 1% ung daily bonus mo then mag aadd sya dun sa current claim mo. The catch is, dapat hndi lalagpas ng 24 hours ung huli mong claim, kung hindi, babalik yan sa 0. Start from the scratch kumbaga. So maganda araw-araw ang pag claim mo. Another catch is, hanggang 100% lang ang Daily Loyalty Bonus, malaking bagay na rin kung tutuusin. Then meron Referral bonus ofcourse. And then Mystery Bonus. Random lng yan. Swertihan lng. Pero napansin ko sa mystery bonus nila, once na umabot ka na ng 100% sa daily loyalty bonus, ambababa nlng ng lumalabas sa mystery bonus.

So ang technique is, claim lng ng claim araw-araw, then hintayin mong tumaas ung value, convert mo sa bitcoin, and widthraw mo sa coins.ph mo. Wag basta-basta mag cconvert ng altcoins(DOGE, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin etc.) monitor nyo muna kung tataas pa ba. FYI: d ka pwedeng mag transfer or mag withdraw ng altcoins to a BTC address, kelangan, BTC to BTC, or Doge to Doge, or litecoin to litecoin address lng.

Meron din silang lottery and multiplier, pero gagamit ka ng coinpot tokens na nag kakaron ka sa pag cclaim ng altcoins. Pero sugal yan kumbaga.

4th step. another website na natry ko na. Register ka dito freebitco.in Claim every hour. 13 satoshi to 475 satoshi every hour. Pero mahirap maabot ung 475 everyhour. Kasi ang technique jan para tumaas yong claim rate mo, is mag sugal ka. Multiplier and lottery. Pinakamalaki ko mga 27 Satoshis every hour. Pero naisugal ko lahat ng coins na naipon ko sa multiplier. Madodoble nga ng mabilis lng, hindi lang doble, mga X2 X2 X2 X2. haha. wag ka lng greedy. Know when to stop. Eh naging greedy ako, so yon, ilang beses na akong naubusan.

Technique sa multiplier yong iba auto yong ginagawa nila. Pero mas preffer ko ung manual para kontrolado ko. Bet amount 0.00000001 Bet Odds 2.00 Win Chance 47.50% Then Bet Hi lng gawin mo. Pag naka tatlong lose ka. dagdagan mo ung Bet amount. Lets say 0.00000010 para maibalik mo yong natalo mo and then may profit ka pa rin. Pag nanalo, balik ka ng 0.00000001. Pag natalo naman, dagdagan mo pa, for example 0.00000030. Basta ang sistema, pagnatalo, dagdag para mabawi ang natalo at mag karoon ng profit, pag nanalo, balik sa minimum amount.

Tapos ipon ka ng reward points mo then gamitin mo ung Free BTC para lumaki ung claim amount mo every hour.

Sa lottery, d na ako umaasa jan. Pero kung gusto mo itry kaw na bhala.

Then meron sila na 4.08% annual interest. Pero daily nila ibibigay. Basta may minimum ka na 30,000 satoshi or 0.00030000 BTC. Daily calculation nila is 0.0109589%. So ibig sabihin kung may 0.00030000 ka, araw araw bibigyan ka nla ng 3 satoshi or 0.00000003 BTC. Kaya kada may naiipon akong BTC sa ibang website, dito ko nilalagay para tumubo. Eto ung current ko na target, papatubuin ko lng sa website na to kaya dito ako nag dedeposit nga mga naipon kong bitcoin.

Bitcoin Wallet Address - CoinsPH


Maliit na ang bigayan ng libreng bitcoins ngayon, di tulad dati noong mababa pa lang ang value nito. Pero kung willing kang mag-invest ng oras at pagod mo dito, siguradong kikita ka.

Step by step guide:

1. Open ka ng account sa Coins.ph. It is like opening a bank account so expect to provide your personal details and your ID. All are done online. They are registered sa BSP so they are legit. Actually ginagamit ko rin siyang pambayad ng mga bills ko sa SkyCable, Globe Plan Bills, pwede magload to any networks at marami pang iba. Dami silang discounts at promotions pag idaan mo sa kanila ang payment ng bills mo.

After mong mag-open ng account, makikita mong merong kang dalawang bitcoin addresses namely Peso Bitcoin Address at Bitcoin Address. Ang kaibahan sa kanilang dalawa ay kung ano ang gusto mong matanggap na payment. Gusto mo bang converted na sa Peso or gusto mong nasa Bitcoin lang sya.

Ako naman, I'm using my bitcoin address kasi I'm saving it for the future baka tumaas ulit ang value ng bitcoin.

2. After that, mag-open ka ng account dito Faucethub. Faucethub is a micro payment processors that helps the faucet owners process their payment to you.

Minimum cashout for Bitcoin in Faucethub is 20K satoshis with a processing charge of 400 satoshis. The higher is your cashout, the lower is the charge.

Familiarize yourself with the website. Marami kang pwedeng gawin doon para dumami ang Bitcoin earnings mo.

Pwede ka ring mag collect ng ibang cryptocurrencies like Litecoin, Ethereum, Potcoin, Blackcoin etc. tapos pag madami na ang balance, pwede mo siyang ipagpalit ng bitcoin

Pag may account ka na sa Faucethub, kailangan mong ilagay ang bitcoin addreess mo. Follow the arrows: USER => User Dashboard => Wallet Addresses. In the "Link A New Address" box, ilagay mo ang bitcoin address mo, then in the "currency" box, select Bitcoin. Then, click mo ang green box "Link This Address". That's it ! ! !

Tuesday, 28 August 2018

DEEP WEB

ANO ANG DEEPWEB?
Ang Deep Web ay isang part ng Internet na Mas maraming information ang naka save kaysa sa Surface Web o ang normal na internet na ating ginagamit.

Ang Deep Web, Invisible Web, etc., ay lugar sa World Wide Web o Internet na ang mga data ay hindi na aaccess o naka saved sa mga Search Engine Like Google, kaya kung inyong papansinin ay hindi ito na aaccess sa mga browsers na ating ginagamit.

Ang Dark Net ay nagmula sa ARPANET (first internet). At dahil sa Pagiging anonymity at secured na Connections Sa darknet ay ginamit ito ng mga masasamang loob. Ang mga Drug deal, Hire a Killer/hitman, Black market at iba pa ay nangyayari sa Deepweb at sa story na ito ay tutuklasin natin ang mga misteryo na bumabalot sa Deep web.

Madami sa mga Website sa Deep web ay puro tungkol sa Weird, paranormal at iba pa na hindi madalas na makita sa Surface Web. Napakalaking Misteryo ang bumabalot sa deepweb, makikita niyo sa Facts na nasa baba.

Sa sobrang taas ng data ang nasa deepweb, karamihan sa mga data na iyan ay misteryo. Dahil kakaunti lamang ang mga nakakaalam sa mga Data na iyon. Alam kong isa sa mga readers ay na cucurios kung ano ang meron dito.

Gusto niyo malaman? Basahin niyo ito at sigurado akong malalaman at madadagdagan ang inyong talino at information tungkol sa Internet.

At alam ko ring meron sainyo na ngaun lang narinig ang lugar na tinatawag na Deepweb. Malalaman niyo na ngaun sa story na ito.

Sa deepweb, makikita ang mga malalaking bilihan ng mga drugs, at mga malalaking drug deals na nagaganap sa panahon ngayun.

May mga site din sa deepweb na nagtuturo kung paano gumawa ng mga drugs. Madaming bilihan ng mga baril sa deepweb, mga matataas na kalibre ng baril. Cults,Organization,Groups,illuminati, ******* groups, Cults, etc.

Black Markets may mga black markets din doon na nag bebenta ng mga armas at drugs, di lang basta armas. Dahil may mga nagbebenta din doon ng Plutonium o nuclear bombs/ Dirty Bombs. Etc

Demon Summoning Sites Cannibalism Forums about cannibalism, Sites that tells how to cook a person, etc.

****ographic Materials Any kinds of ****o materials. Deepweb also have Child ****o that is ******* and Prohibited. I am Not allowed to watch those materials. Human Torture Any kinds of human torture. Famous site is *******. Etc Gore videos and pictures A BIG ETC.

Maraming bagay ang pwedeng makita sa deepweb. Kung tutuusin ay ito ang kadiliman o dark side ng Internet. Mahirap i-imagine ang mga bagay na nandyaan dahil ang mga iyon ay hindi pangkaraniwan, mga bagay na hindi natin nakikita sa pamumuhay natin. Maybe, in some time. Iisa-isahin ko ang mga Available sites na pwede ko mapuntahan sa deepweb at ilalagay ko yun dito. Para makita niyo.

Facts about darknet merong 7,500 terabytes of information ang darknet samantalang ang surface web ay 19 terabytes Higit na mas mataas ang nilalamang data ng deep web kaysa sa Surface Web na lagi nating inaacess. Kaya may mga site o lugar sa deep web na may mga nilalamang hindi kanais nais at ******* na hindi na aaccess sa Surface Web, at dahil narin sa System sa Deep Web ay inaabuso ito ng mga masasamang loob. Marami pa kayong madedeskubrehan sa Story na ito ang ibang katawagan sa Deep Web ay Invisible Web, Undernet and Dark net.

Ito ay maacess ng Tor Browser, Ang Tor Browser ay isang Special Browser na nakaka access sa mga Website na nag e-end sa .tor na hindi kayang iaccess ng isang normal na browser katulad ng Google, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox at iba pa.

Bitcoin ang pera o Currency sa Darknet. Ang Bitcoin ang Pera sa Deep Web. Under Surveillance ng mga Secret Agencies katulad ng FBI at CIA

Walang imposible sa Deep Web.Ito lamang ang panimula, madami pa kayong ma dedeskubrehan sa Deep Web.

Paano ma aaccess ang deepweb?

Ang deep web ay maaacess lamang sa pamamagitan ng Tor browser The Onion Router. Malaki ang maitutulong ng Tor Browser dahil Ang Tor ay ang nag iisang browser na kayang buksan ang mga website na nasa onion.

Ang tor browser ay pwedeng magamit sa mabuti at masama. Sa pamamagitan ng Tor Browser, nagiging anonymous o untrackable ang isang user sa pag search sa internet. Ang mekanismo nito ay ganito:

Halimbawa ang computer mo ay kokonekta sa isang server. Sa surface web ang connection ay direct samantalang sa Tor ay ang connection ay dadaan sa ibat ibang volunteer server kaya na iiba ang ip address mo sa website na yon at ikaw ay di nila matatrack. Hindi rin nagsesave ng cookies at history ang tor kaya safe ito gamitin sa pag susurf ng deep web.

Dahil sa mechanism nito ay ginagamit ito ng mga hacker sa pag DDOS sa mga website at pangha**** para sa kasayahan nila"Hindi lamang iyan, Ang Tor Browser, created by Tor Project. Ang isa sa mga Browsers na kayang iaccess at nagbibigay sa atin ng Paraan o way para maka Connect sa Tor Network kung saan nakatago ang tinaguriang part ng Internet na Deep Web.

This could not Give you a complete Anonymity in the World of Deepweb. Ang Tor Browser ay may mga kahinaan. Then this weaknesses could be used by a Skilled hacker or Government agencies(CIA, FBI) to reveal your Real IP and Track You down. The next thing you will know is you have Been Tracked and Monitored.

Kung may BALAK kang mag surf sa Deepweb kailangan mong malaman ang mga delikadong bagay na pwede mong makita.

1. Virus- sa maling click mo or download ay pwedeng mainfect ang computer mo ng virus. Kaya ang isa sa tip ay wag mag download sa darknet or pumindot ng mga ads at pop up sa Deepweb. Worst Computer Virus in History could be Found in the Deepweb

2.Hackers- may mga hackers sa darknet na nagtatanim ng RAT Isa itong software or virus na pag napunta sa iyong computer ay makokontrol ng hacker ang computer mo at pwede siyang magnakaw ng mga important files katulad ng email at password, At kaya niya Ring Kontrolin ang mismo mong PC. Pwede niyang Buksan ang Cam mo or Microphone etc.

3.Market- ang mga ******* na market sa darknet ay delikado rin. Kung bibisita ka sa mga market ay kailangan mong Hindi mag interact or sumubok bumili dahil pwede kang makulong. Tandaan ang pagpunta doon ay hindi *******, nagiging ******* ito oras na maginteract ka or sumubok bumili ng mga ibinibenta doon. Happy visiting nalang and think before you click.

4. Files- Mga Files na Hindi mabuti, like Videos, Pictures, Blogs, Documents ETC. dahil doon,lahat Posible. maski Files tungkol sa Cannibalism ay meron. ****o, Gore Vids, at madami pang iba. Just don't Interact with it.

Ang iba doon ay masyadong Creepy. Some of the Files I got in Deepweb is about Illuminati, Pdfs, Txt, Informations about ********** Etc (Di ko iniinteract or binibisita ang mga Sites about sa mga Vids na *******. para narin sa Safety ko at upang di malabag ang batas)

Is it ******* Accessing DeepWeb? isa sa mga malalaking at madadalas na tanong.

Hindi ******* ang Pag access sa Deep Web. Dahil wala namang Article o Artikulo sa Batas ng Cyber Crime Law na nagbabawal umaccess sa DeepWeb. Ngunit ang pag interact o Paggamit ng mga ******* na bagay o Information katulad ng Videos, Pictures, Apps etc. ay ******* at nilalabag nun ang Cyber Crime Law.

Tandaan, Lahat ng bagay sa Internet ay Posible kaya magingat nalang tayo at maging alerto sa mga pinapasukan at isipin natin ang magiging Consequence natin sa ating Ginagawa sa Internet.

Dahil laging nasa Huli ang pag sisisi. ang nagawa mo na ay nagawa mo na, hindi na iyon pwedeng mabawi.

Tip ko lang sainyo ay, Iwasan ang Pagdownload ng mga ******* Files, Panonood ng mga Child ****o sa DeepWeb, pagsubok Bumili.Stay safe mga Readers at Happy Viewing.

Note: credit to symbianizer

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"INTERNET LEVELS"

Rated: SPG

0. Common web ~ Brings information or search engines etc.

1. Surface Web ~ Ito ang Pinaka mababang level ng internet nandyan yung mga ordinaryong site katulad ng Google, Youtube, Facebook, Yahoo at iba. Ang Surface Web ay naglalaman lamang ng 4% Information.

2. Bergie Web ~ Ito yung mga server ng mga 18+ or Adult contents na wala sa Surface Web. Dito nakaimbak lahat ng uri ng mga Pornography.

3. Deep Web ~ May dalawang uri to una Deep Web pangalawa Dark Web. Ang Deep Web ay mayroong domain na ".onion" sa URL nito. Ang Deep Web ay naglalaman ng mga violence tulad ng pag-to-torture, pag-bitay, Gores, Pedophile, Pornograpiya at iba pa, meron ding mga Conspiracies katulad ng, New World Order, HAARP, Area 51, Agartha, Aliens at iba pa. May mga Illegal na Transactions din tulad ng Droga, Black Market at Human Trafficking.

Dark Web, ~ Ang Darkweb ay naglalaman ng mga dokumento ng gobyerno, Federal Agents, Terrorists, Hacked Data, Assasin at iba pa.

4. Charter Web ~ May dalawang uri din ito. Naglalaman ito mga mga Article tulad ng mga Urban Legends ng totoo. Mayayamang tao na nagbebenta ng mga hightechonology weapons, Vampires at mga Cannibal ng kumakain ng tao, Illegal ng Experiment etc.

~ Pangalawa, Close Shell System, ang mga makakapasok lang dito yung mga may Super Computers. Sa pag kaka-alam ko nandito yung mga naimbento ni Nikola Tesla, Illuminati, Freemason at madami pa.

5. Marianas Web ~ Ang Marianas Web ay hango sa Pinakamalalim ng Trench sa Buong Mundo ang Marianas Trench. Di ko alam kung anong meron dito e, pati mga magagaling na hacker hindi alam pano pumasok dito. Sabi raw nila paiba iba yung link dito kada 1 seconds kaya nahihirapan sila pumasok. Warzone daw ng mga Hackers para di makapasok sa God System? Diko alam pangalan nung Web e.

6. (?) Note: Intermediary between the Marianas Web and Levels 7 and Level 8

7. The Virus/Fog Soup Web ~ Nandito yung mga hackers na malulupit. Nagtatagisan sila ng paggawa ng mga ibat-ibang uri ng mga Apps or Virus. Kaya dyan sila nagtatagisan para yung mga ginagawa nilang virus hindi kumalat inshort para maging safe kasi pag sa Surface Web sila naglaban-laban baka maraming computers na masira.

8. The Primach System - God System ~ Diko alam kung anong meron dito. Ayan raw yung Dulo ng Internet. Eto yung pinaka mahirap mapuntahan.

About Bitcoin

What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a consensus network that enables a new payment system and a completely digital money. It is the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network that is powered by its users with no central authority or middlemen. From a user perspective, Bitcoin is pretty much like cash for the Internet. Bitcoin can also be seen as the most prominent triple entry bookkeeping system in existence.

Who created Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is the first implementation of a concept called "crypto-currency", which was first described in 1998 by Wei Dai on the cypherpunks mailing list, suggesting the idea of a new form of money that uses cryptography to control its creation and transactions, rather than a central authority. The first Bitcoin specification and proof of concept was published in 2009 in a cryptography mailing list by Satoshi Nakamoto. Satoshi left the project in late 2010 without revealing much about himself. The community has since grown exponentially with many developers working on Bitcoin.

Satoshi's anonymity often raised unjustified concerns, many of which are linked to misunderstanding of the open-source nature of Bitcoin. The Bitcoin protocol and software are published openly and any developer around the world can review the code or make their own modified version of the Bitcoin software. Just like current developers, Satoshi's influence was limited to the changes he made being adopted by others and therefore he did not control Bitcoin. As such, the identity of Bitcoin's inventor is probably as relevant today as the identity of the person who invented paper.

Who controls the Bitcoin network?
Nobody owns the Bitcoin network much like no one owns the technology behind email. Bitcoin is controlled by all Bitcoin users around the world. While developers are improving the software, they can't force a change in the Bitcoin protocol because all users are free to choose what software and version they use. In order to stay compatible with each other, all users need to use software complying with the same rules. Bitcoin can only work correctly with a complete consensus among all users. Therefore, all users and developers have a strong incentive to protect this consensus.

How does Bitcoin work?
From a user perspective, Bitcoin is nothing more than a mobile app or computer program that provides a personal Bitcoin wallet and allows a user to send and receive bitcoins with them. This is how Bitcoin works for most users.

Behind the scenes, the Bitcoin network is sharing a public ledger called the "block chain". This ledger contains every transaction ever processed, allowing a user's computer to verify the validity of each transaction. The authenticity of each transaction is protected by digital signatures corresponding to the sending addresses, allowing all users to have full control over sending bitcoins from their own Bitcoin addresses. In addition, anyone can process transactions using the computing power of specialized hardware and earn a reward in bitcoins for this service. This is often called "mining". To learn more about Bitcoin, you can consult the dedicated page and the original paper.

Is Bitcoin really used by people?
Yes. There is a growing number of businesses and individuals using Bitcoin. This includes brick and mortar businesses like restaurants, apartments, law firms, and popular online services such as Namecheap, WordPress, Reddit and Flattr. While Bitcoin remains a relatively new phenomenon, it is growing fast. At the end of August 2013, the value of all bitcoins in circulation exceeded US$ 1.5 billion with millions of dollars worth of bitcoins exchanged daily.

How difficult is it to make a Bitcoin payment?
Bitcoin payments are easier to make than debit or credit card purchases, and can be received without a merchant account. Payments are made from a wallet application, either on your computer or smartphone, by entering the recipient's address, the payment amount, and pressing send. To make it easier to enter a recipient's address, many wallets can obtain the address by scanning a QR code or touching two phones together with NFC technology.

What are the advantages of Bitcoin?
Payment freedom - It is possible to send and receive any amount of money instantly anywhere in the world at any time. No bank holidays. No borders. No imposed limits. Bitcoin allows its users to be in full control of their money. Very low fees - Bitcoin payments are currently processed with either no fees or extremely small fees. Users may include fees with transactions to receive priority processing, which results in faster confirmation of transactions by the network. Additionally, merchant processors exist to assist merchants in processing transactions, converting bitcoins to fiat currency and depositing funds directly into merchants' bank accounts daily. As these services are based on Bitcoin, they can be offered for much lower fees than with PayPal or credit card networks. Fewer risks for merchants - Bitcoin transactions are secure, irreversible, and do not contain customers’ sensitive or personal information. This protects merchants from losses caused by fraud or fraudulent chargebacks, and there is no need for PCI compliance. Merchants can easily expand to new markets where either credit cards are not available or fraud rates are unacceptably high. The net results are lower fees, larger markets, and fewer administrative costs.
Security and control - Bitcoin users are in full control of their transactions; it is impossible for merchants to force unwanted or unnoticed charges as can happen with other payment methods. Bitcoin payments can be made without personal information tied to the transaction. This offers strong protection against identity theft. Bitcoin users can also protect their money with backup and encryption. Transparent and neutral - All information concerning the Bitcoin money supply itself is readily available on the block chain for anybody to verify and use in real-time. No individual or organization can control or manipulate the Bitcoin protocol because it is cryptographically secure. This allows the core of Bitcoin to be trusted for being completely neutral, transparent and predictable.

What are the disadvantages of Bitcoin?
Degree of acceptance - Many people are still unaware of Bitcoin. Every day, more businesses accept bitcoins because they want the advantages of doing so, but the list remains small and still needs to grow in order to benefit from network effects. Volatility - The total value of bitcoins in circulation and the number of businesses using Bitcoin are still very small compared to what they could be. Therefore, relatively small events, trades, or business activities can significantly affect the price. In theory, this volatility will decrease as Bitcoin markets and the technology matures. Never before has the world seen a start-up currency, so it is truly difficult (and exciting) to imagine how it will play out.
Ongoing development - Bitcoin software is still in beta with many incomplete features in active development. New tools, features, and services are being developed to make Bitcoin more secure and accessible to the masses. Some of these are still not ready for everyone. Most Bitcoin businesses are new and still offer no insurance. In general, Bitcoin is still in the process of maturing.

Why do people trust Bitcoin?
Much of the trust in Bitcoin comes from the fact that it requires no trust at all. Bitcoin is fully open-source and decentralized. This means that anyone has access to the entire source code at any time. Any developer in the world can therefore verify exactly how Bitcoin works. All transactions and bitcoins issued into existence can be transparently consulted in real-time by anyone. All payments can be made without reliance on a third party and the whole system is protected by heavily peer-reviewed cryptographic algorithms like those used for online banking. No organization or individual can control Bitcoin, and the network remains secure even if not all of its users can be trusted.

Can I make money with Bitcoin?
You should never expect to get rich with Bitcoin or any emerging technology. It is always important to be wary of anything that sounds too good to be true or disobeys basic economic rules.
Bitcoin is a growing space of innovation and there are business opportunities that also include risks. There is no guarantee that Bitcoin will continue to grow even though it has developed at a very fast rate so far. Investing time and resources on anything related to Bitcoin requires entrepreneurship. There are various ways to make money with Bitcoin such as mining, speculation or running new businesses. All of these methods are competitive and there is no guarantee of profit. It is up to each individual to make a proper evaluation of the costs and the risks involved in any such project.

Is Bitcoin fully virtual and immaterial?
Bitcoin is as virtual as the credit cards and online banking networks people use everyday. Bitcoin can be used to pay online and in physical stores just like any other form of money. Bitcoins can also be exchanged in physical form such as the Casascius coins, but paying with a mobile phone usually remains more convenient. Bitcoin balances are stored in a large distributed network, and they cannot be fraudulently altered by anybody. In other words, Bitcoin users have exclusive control over their funds and bitcoins cannot vanish just because they are virtual.

Is Bitcoin anonymous?
Bitcoin is designed to allow its users to send and receive payments with an acceptable level of privacy as well as any other form of money. However, Bitcoin is not anonymous and cannot offer the same level of privacy as cash. The use of Bitcoin leaves extensive public records. Various mechanisms exist to protect users' privacy, and more are in development. However, there is still work to be done before these features are used correctly by most Bitcoin users.
Some concerns have been raised that private transactions could be used for illegal purposes with Bitcoin. However, it is worth noting that Bitcoin will undoubtedly be subjected to similar regulations that are already in place inside existing financial systems. Bitcoin cannot be more anonymous than cash and it is not likely to prevent criminal investigations from being conducted. Additionally, Bitcoin is also designed to prevent a large range of financial crimes.

What happens when bitcoins are lost?
When a user loses his wallet, it has the effect of removing money out of circulation. Lost bitcoins still remain in the block chain just like any other bitcoins. However, lost bitcoins remain dormant forever because there is no way for anybody to find the private key(s) that would allow them to be spent again. Because of the law of supply and demand, when fewer bitcoins are available, the ones that are left will be in higher demand and increase in value to compensate.

Can Bitcoin scale to become a major payment network?
The Bitcoin network can already process a much higher number of transactions per second than it does today. It is, however, not entirely ready to scale to the level of major credit card networks. Work is underway to lift current limitations, and future requirements are well known. Since inception, every aspect of the Bitcoin network has been in a continuous process of maturation, optimization, and specialization, and it should be expected to remain that way for some years to come. As traffic grows, more Bitcoin users may use lightweight clients, and full network nodes may become a more specialized service. For more details, see the Scalability page on the Wiki.

Is Bitcoin useful for illegal activities?
Bitcoin is money, and money has always been used both for legal and illegal purposes. Cash, credit cards and current banking systems widely surpass Bitcoin in terms of their use to finance crime. Bitcoin can bring significant innovation in payment systems and the benefits of such innovation are often considered to be far beyond their potential drawbacks.
Bitcoin is designed to be a huge step forward in making money more secure and could also act as a significant protection against many forms of financial crime. For instance, bitcoins are completely impossible to counterfeit. Users are in full control of their payments and cannot receive unapproved charges such as with credit card fraud. Bitcoin transactions are irreversible and immune to fraudulent chargebacks. Bitcoin allows money to be secured against theft and loss using very strong and useful mechanisms such as backups, encryption, and multiple signatures.
Some concerns have been raised that Bitcoin could be more attractive to criminals because it can be used to make private and irreversible payments. However, these features already exist with cash and wire transfer, which are widely used and well-established. The use of Bitcoin will undoubtedly be subjected to similar regulations that are already in place inside existing financial systems, and Bitcoin is not likely to prevent criminal investigations from being conducted. In general, it is common for important breakthroughs to be perceived as being controversial before their benefits are well understood. The Internet is a good example among many others to illustrate this.

Can Bitcoin be regulated?
The Bitcoin protocol itself cannot be modified without the cooperation of nearly all its users, who choose what software they use. Attempting to assign special rights to a local authority in the rules of the global Bitcoin network is not a practical possibility. Any rich organization could choose to invest in mining hardware to control half of the computing power of the network and become able to block or reverse recent transactions. However, there is no guarantee that they could retain this power since this requires to invest as much than all other miners in the world.
It is however possible to regulate the use of Bitcoin in a similar way to any other instrument. Just like the dollar, Bitcoin can be used for a wide variety of purposes, some of which can be considered legitimate or not as per each jurisdiction's laws. In this regard, Bitcoin is no different than any other tool or resource and can be subjected to different regulations in each country. Bitcoin use could also be made difficult by restrictive regulations, in which case it is hard to determine what percentage of users would keep using the technology. A government that chooses to ban Bitcoin would prevent domestic businesses and markets from developing, shifting innovation to other countries. The challenge for regulators, as always, is to develop efficient solutions while not impairing the growth of new emerging markets and businesses.

What about Bitcoin and taxes?
Bitcoin is not a fiat currency with legal tender status in any jurisdiction, but often tax liability accrues regardless of the medium used. There is a wide variety of legislation in many different jurisdictions which could cause income, sales, payroll, capital gains, or some other form of tax liability to arise with Bitcoin.

What about Bitcoin and consumer protection?
Bitcoin is freeing people to transact on their own terms. Each user can send and receive payments in a similar way to cash but they can also take part in more complex contracts. Multiple signatures allow a transaction to be accepted by the network only if a certain number of a defined group of persons agree to sign the transaction. This allows innovative dispute mediation services to be developed in the future. Such services could allow a third party to approve or reject a transaction in case of disagreement between the other parties without having control on their money. As opposed to cash and other payment methods, Bitcoin always leave a public proof that a transaction did take place, which can potentially be used in a recourse against businesses with fraudulent practices.
It is also worth noting that while merchants usually depend on their public reputation to remain in business and pay their employees, they don't have access to the same level of information when dealing with new consumers. The way Bitcoin works allows both individuals and businesses to be protected against fraudulent chargebacks while giving the choice to the consumer to ask for more protection when they are not willing to trust a particular merchant.

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