different between blockchain vs bitcoin

English

Etymology

block +? chain, from earlier “block chain”. In the 2008 Bitcoin paper block and chain are used separately; the concept is referred to as “chain of hash-based proof-of-work” or “chain of digital signatures”.

Noun

blockchain (plural blockchains)

1. A shared record of past transactions in a cryptocurrency network. [from 2010s]

   Hyponyms: mainchain, sidechain

   • 2014, Michael R. Miller, The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin, Que Publishing (?ISBN), page 93

   • 2014, Pedro Franco, Understanding Bitcoin: Cryptography, Engineering and Economics, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN), page 95

Translations

References

Further reading

• blockchain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Noun

blockchain m (plural blockchains)

1. blockchain

English

Alternative forms

• Bitcoin
• BitCoin

Etymology

bit (“binary digit”) +? coin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?t?k??n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Proper noun

bitcoin

1. (uncountable) A decentralized digital currency.

Noun

bitcoin (plural bitcoins or bitcoin)

1. (countable) A unit of the bitcoin digital currency.

Synonyms

• ?, BTC, XBT (symbols)

Related terms

Subdivisions of bitcoin:

• decicoin: 0.1 BTC
• centicoin (also bitcent): 0.01 BTC
• millibitcoin (mBTC) (also millicoin, millibit): 0.001 BTC
• microbitcoin (?BTC) (also bit): 0.000001 BTC
• satoshi: 0.00000001 BTC

Translations

See also

• cryptocurrency

Further reading

• bitcoin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• binotic, bitonic

Finnish

Etymology

English bitcoin

Noun

bitcoin

1. bitcoin

Declension

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bit.k?jn/

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoins)

1. bitcoin

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bitkojn]
• Hyphenation: bit?coin
• Rhymes: -ojn

Noun

bitcoin (plural bitcoinok)

1. bitcoin

   Hypernyms: kriptovaluta, kriptopénz

Declension

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoins)

1. bitcoin (a cryptocurrency)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

Noun

bitcoin m (plural bitcoines)

1. bitcoin (a cryptocurrency)

Alternative forms

• bitcóin