# What is Bitcoin

By [vivoindia.eth](https://paragraph.com/@vivoindia) · 2023-03-12

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a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained and new units of currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems, and which operates independently of a central bank.

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