Definition of "bitcoin"

It is a process of solving complex math problems using those computers which run bitcoin software.

2014, Dale Blake, Bitcoin Guide For Beginners: Bitcoin Trading and Mining Made Easy

Other ecommerce sites that accept bitcoin are: Bitcoinshop.us which offers products like watches and air conditioners and ships to people within the United States; Air Baltic, which is a Latvian airline also started accepting cryptocurrency mode of payment for basic class fares not including Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Russia, India, Japan, China, Iceland, Indonesia, Lebanon and Jordan.

2015, Scott Green, Bitcoin : The Ultimate A - Z of Profitable Bitcoin Trading & Mining Guide

Individual bitcoin users are not the only driving force in terms of securing the bitcoin network.

2016, Prypto, Bitcoin For Dummies, page 137

Find a friend who has bitcoin and buy some from him or her directly. Many bitcoin users start this way. This method is the least complicated. One way to meet people with bitcoin is to attend a local bitcoin meetup listed at Meetup.com.

2017, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain, page 11

Each time you succeed in creating a hash, you are rewarded with 25 bitcoins, the block chain is updated and all the users on the network are notified.

2013, John Davidson, How to Make Money Online With Digital Currency Bitcoins

They buy bitcoins at a lower price then sell them at a higher value.

2014, Kinsley Wallace, Bitcoins: How to Invest, Buy and Sell: A Guide to Using the Bitcoin

There are lots of ways to earn bitcoin.

2014, Joanne Falvey, Tale of the Bitcoin Kid: Learn about earning

But consider that a significant amount of bitcoin is also being held by investors. Those investors do not plan to sell their bitcoin for some time because they are speculating that due to its utility as MoIP, demand will continue to rise and so too will its value.

2017, Chris Burniske, Jack Tatar, Cryptoassets