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Bitcoin is the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Launched in 2009 by a pseudonymous creator known as “Satoshi Nakamoto.”

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Bitcoin is the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Launched in 2009 by a pseudonymous creator known as “Satoshi Nakamoto.”

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