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Bitcoin
The first and best-known kind of digital money, bought and sold all day, every day.
The fuller meaning
The original and best-known cryptocurrency, traded 24/7 on many separate venues with no single official price. It is divisible down to 0.00000001 bitcoin, so small fractions can be bought; holders choose between leaving coins on a platform and self-custody in their own wallet.
Bitcoin.
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