Bitcoin - Statistics & Facts

Bitcoin, also called a mobile currency or a crypto currency, was created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, a mysterious individual or a group of people whose true identity is still unknown today. The main idea behind the establishment of this virtual currency was to enable quick and cheap online payments without the need to use traditional banking channels. Bitcoin gained in popularity when its price jumped from around 572.33 U.S. dollars in August 2016 to approximately 4,764.87 U.S. dollars in August 2017. As of December 2017 this virtual currency was worth 13,860 U.S. dollars. The market capitalization of Bitcoin also increased dramatically in that time, and reached a level of 237.62 billion U.S. dollars in Q4 2017.

The number of Bitcoin ATMs increased from 954 in January 2016 to 2,053 by January 2018. Most Bitcoin ATMs, as of January 2018, were located in the United States and Canada. The Bitcoin ATMs located in Europe constituted 20.42 percent of the global ATM market share. The leading ATM producer worldwide as of January 2018 was Genesis Coin, with 36.01 percent of the market share.

However, the future of this virtual currency is yet unknown. If the most important difficulties are overcome, especially those related with regulations on the cryptocurrency market, and people all over the world start to trust in Bitcoin, it might become one of the most popular online payment means. As of August 2017, roughly 40 percent of the Americans were willing to use Bitcoin for transactions and making purchases.

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Leading virtual currency by purchase volume Bitcoin Share of cryptocurrency users in North America 17% Average number of daily Ethereum transactions Q4 2017 47,792
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Most expensive crypto currency Bitcoin Price of Bitcoin 7,726.89USD
Bitcoin ATMs
Number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide 3,461 Number of Bitcoin ATMs in the U.S. 2,026 Share of global Bitcoin ATMs located in the U.S. 74.05% Leading Bitcoin ATM producer globally Genesis Coin
Use of Bitcoin
Share of Americans open to the idea of using Bitcoin for transactions and purchases 39.57% Share of Americans aged 25-34 planning to invest in Bitcoin as an asset for the future 40.48%
Miscellaneous
Size of the Bitcoin blockchain 173,170MB Total revenue raised from Bitcoin mining worldwide 2,073m USD Value of Bitcoin transaction fees worldwide 13.6m USD

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Leading virtual currency by purchase volume Bitcoin Share of cryptocurrency users in North America 17% Average number of daily Ethereum transactions Q4 2017 47,792
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Most expensive crypto currency Bitcoin Price of Bitcoin 7,726.89USD
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Number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide 3,461 Number of Bitcoin ATMs in the U.S. 2,026 Share of global Bitcoin ATMs located in the U.S. 74.05% Leading Bitcoin ATM producer globally Genesis Coin
Use of Bitcoin
Share of Americans open to the idea of using Bitcoin for transactions and purchases 39.57% Share of Americans aged 25-34 planning to invest in Bitcoin as an asset for the future 40.48%
Miscellaneous
Size of the Bitcoin blockchain 173,170MB Total revenue raised from Bitcoin mining worldwide 2,073m USD Value of Bitcoin transaction fees worldwide 13.6m USD

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