{"id":445,"date":"2018-11-06T20:23:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T12:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.coincola.com\/blog\/?p=445"},"modified":"2019-01-17T16:56:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T08:56:46","slug":"how-does-bitcoin-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/how-does-bitcoin-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Bitcoin Work?\u00bfC\u00f3mo funciona el Bitcoin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin the most widely used digital currency is a global phenomenon and use of this technology has been rapidly increasing over the past few years, yet still many users and skeptics are scratching their heads wondering \u2018how does bitcoin work?&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2><b>How Does Bitcoin Work?<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Blockchain Technology<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The world&#8217;s foremost cryptocurrency exists online within its blockchain network, and is a transferred digitally peer-to-peer (P2P). It is decentralized, meaning that no single-person owns or controls the network; rather, its operation is sustained by users who process bitcoin transactions through a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.bitcoin.it\/wiki\/Proof_of_work\">Proof-of-Work (PoW)<\/a> consensus algorithm with powerful computing hardware, also known as \u2018miners\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Bitcoin Transaction<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>When a bitcoin transaction is made, the data is put into a block that is loaded with secure cryptographic checks that need to be verified on the network, miners confirm the pending transactions on the blockchain and ensure that each encrypted transaction is genuine. It can take up to six confirmations or more for a bitcoin trade to be completed.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as \u2018Distributed Ledger Technology\u2019 (DLT), the blockchain records and stores every single transaction on a public ledger for anyone to view. Combined with complex cryptography, transactions are incredibly secure making it relatively impossible to falsify a transaction or copy bitcoins.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Mining<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Miners secure the bitcoin network against hacks, attacks, and alterations by distributing the total network hash power required to mine blocks, preventing what is known as a 51% attack, which is the only way to reverse bitcoin transactions.<\/p>\n<p>They are also responsible for issuing new bitcoins to the network, it takes on average ten minutes to process a block and once complete a lucky miner is given the coveted block reward of new bitcoins, which is one of the ways in which miners are incentivized to keep the network operating. The other is a fee in the form of a small percentage from any transaction confirmed by a miner.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Bitcoin Wallets<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>In order to own any bitcoin, it is wise to have somewhere to store them securely. <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoin.org\/en\/choose-your-wallet\">Bitcoin wallets<\/a> hold a piece of data known as a private key, these are unique to each wallet and are stored either on the computer of a user if they use a software wallet, or exist on remotely on web wallets.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin can also be stored offline on a compatible piece of hardware or by password key printed\/written on paper; this is also known as &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.bitcoin.it\/wiki\/Cold_storage\">cold storage<\/a>&#8216; and is the safest known way to store bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Backing them is a cryptographic signature that is defined as a \u201cmathematical mechanism\u201d that provides proof of ownership. When a user signs a transaction, the signature is broadcast to the whole network so it can match the signature to the spent bitcoin; furthermore, it is impossible to guess the private key of another user.<\/p>\n<p>Each wallet has \u2018address\u2019, this is simply a series of alphanumeric characters that display a destination for a bitcoin payment, allowing for users to input this data and send or receive bitcoin.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coincola.com\/buy-bitcoin\"><b>How to Buy Bitcoin with CoinCola<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Bitcoin works as a store of value, investment asset and can be used to purchase goods and services.<\/p>\n<p>CoinCola is a two-in-one cryptocurrency exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) platform, it supports six of the most popular cryptocurrencies on the market, and through the OTC marketplace, users can buy or sell cryptocurrencies for fiat. Get to know the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coincola.com\/blog\/cryptocurrency-trading-difference-between-otc-and-exchange\/\">difference between exchanges and OTC here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Through the simplicity offered by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coincola.com\/\"> CoinCola<\/a>, users can easily purchase bitcoin directly from other users using a debit\/credit card payment method via. the CoinCola over-the-counter (OTC) platform. Posting an advertisement is free; buying or selling cryptocurrencies from an existing advertisement is also free.<\/p>\n<p>CoinCola is currently running a promotional offer as part its<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coincola.com\/blog\/coincola-yes-were-launching-in-venezuela-why\/\"> outreach to Venezuela<\/a>; this comes with a 0.5% OTC transaction fee for advertised trades as well as a refer a friend programme that provides a 50% commission on trades made through the referral.Bitcoin, la moneda digital m\u00e1s utilizada es un fen\u00f3meno global y el uso de esta tecnolog\u00eda ha aumentado r\u00e1pidamente en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, sin embargo, muchos usuarios y esc\u00e9pticos a\u00fan se est\u00e1n rascando la cabeza pregunt\u00e1ndose &#8220;\u00bfc\u00f3mo funciona Bitcoin?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tecnolog\u00eda blockchain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La criptomoneda m\u00e1s importante del mundo existe en l\u00ednea dentro de su red de blockchain, es de transferencia digital peer to peer (P2P). Y es descentralizado, lo que significa que no hay ninguna persona que posea o controle la red; m\u00e1s bien, su operaci\u00f3n es sostenida por los usuarios que procesan transacciones de bitcoin a trav\u00e9s de un algoritmo de consenso de Prueba de Trabajo (PoW) con un potente hardware inform\u00e1tico, tambi\u00e9n conocido como &#8220;mineros&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transacci\u00f3n Bitcoin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cuando se realiza una transacci\u00f3n de bitcoin, los datos se colocan en un bloque que se carga con controles criptogr\u00e1ficos seguros que deben verificarse en la red, los mineros confirman las transacciones pendientes en el blockchain y se aseguran de que cada transacci\u00f3n cifrada sea genuina. Puede tomar hasta seis confirmaciones o m\u00e1s para completar una operaci\u00f3n de bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n conocida como &#8216;Distributed Ledger Technology&#8217; o (DLT), el blockchain registra y almacena cada transacci\u00f3n en un registro p\u00fablico para que cualquiera pueda verla. En conjunto\u00a0 con una criptograf\u00eda compleja, las transacciones son incre\u00edblemente seguras, por lo que es relativamente imposible falsificar una transacci\u00f3n o copiar bitcoins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miner\u00eda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los mineros protegen la red de bitcoin contra la pirater\u00eda, ataques y alteraciones mediante la distribuci\u00f3n de toda la potencia de la red hash indispensable para minar bloques, evitando lo que se conoce como un ataque del 51%, que es la \u00fanica forma de revertir las transacciones de bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n son responsables de emitir nuevos bitcoins a la red, se tarda alrededor de diez minutos en procesar un bloque y, una vez completado, a un minero afortunado se le otorga la codiciada recompensa de nuevos bitcoins, que es una de las formas en que se incentiva a los mineros a mantener la red en funcionamiento. El otro es una tarifa en forma de un peque\u00f1o porcentaje de cualquier transacci\u00f3n confirmada por un minero.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carteras Bitcoin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Para poseer cualquier bitcoin, es recomendable tener un lugar donde almacenarlos de forma segura. Las billeteras de Bitcoin contienen un dato conocido como clave privada, son exclusivas de cada billetera y se almacenan en la computadora de un usuario si usan una billetera de software, o existen de forma remota en las billeteras web.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin tambi\u00e9n se puede almacenar en modo desconectado en un hardware compatible o mediante una clave impresa \/ escrita en papel; esto tambi\u00e9n se conoce como &#8220;almacenamiento en fr\u00edo&#8221; y es la forma m\u00e1s segura que se conoce de almacenar bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Respaldarlos es una firma criptogr\u00e1fica que se define como un &#8220;mecanismo matem\u00e1tico&#8221; que proporciona una prueba de propiedad. Cuando un usuario firma una transacci\u00f3n, la firma se transmite a toda la red para que pueda hacer coincidir la firma con el bitcoin gastado; adem\u00e1s, es imposible adivinar la clave privada de otro usuario.<\/p>\n<p>Cada billetera tiene una &#8220;direcci\u00f3n&#8221;, esto es simplemente una serie de caracteres alfanum\u00e9ricos que muestran un destino para un pago de bitcoin, permitiendo a los usuarios ingresar estos datos y enviar o recibir bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C\u00f3mo comprar Bitcoin con CoinCola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin funciona como un almac\u00e9n de valor, un activo de inversi\u00f3n y puede utilizarse para comprar bienes y servicios.<\/p>\n<p>CoinCola es una plataforma exchange de criptomonedas de dos en uno y de over-the-counter (OTC), admite seis de las criptomonedas m\u00e1s populares del mercado y, a trav\u00e9s de la plataforma OTC, los usuarios pueden comprar o vender criptomonedas a cambio de fiat.<\/p>\n<p>A trav\u00e9s de la simplicidad que ofrece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coincola.com\/\">CoinCola<\/a>, los usuarios pueden comprar f\u00e1cilmente bitcoin directamente de otros usuarios que utilizan un m\u00e9todo de pago de d\u00e9bito o por tarjeta de cr\u00e9dito. la plataforma de venta libre (OTC) de CoinCola. La publicaci\u00f3n de un anuncio es gratuita; comprar o vender criptomonedas de un anuncio existente tambi\u00e9n es gratuito.<\/p>\n<p>CoinCola est\u00e1 ejecutando una oferta promocional como parte de su <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coincola.com\/blog\/es\/coincola-si-estamos-lanzando-en-venezuela-por-que\/\">alcance en Venezuela<\/a>; esto viene con una tarifa de transacci\u00f3n OTC del 0,5% para las operaciones anunciadas, as\u00ed como un programa de referir a un amigo que proporciona una comisi\u00f3n del 50% sobre las operaciones realizadas a trav\u00e9s de la referencia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin the most widely used digital currency is a glob&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"categories":[87],"tags":[57,68,69],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>[:en]How Does Bitcoin Work? | CoinCola[:]<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"[:en]What is Bitcoin? 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