What is bitcoins and How to earn it in Nigeria

So many folks have been asking me what is "Bitcoins"? How do i get it? How do I use it? So If you’re here, then you might have heard or read about bitcoins somewhere, either through the internet, from Google ads, other money making platforms, or simply through a friend. You might have found yourself more than a little bit curious about this new phenomenon. Well I’m here to enlighten you on what you should know about bitcoins and how you can earn money with it.

WHAT ARE BICOINS?Bitcoin is a form of digital currency (crypto-currency). Released in 2009, the creator(s)  remain unknown but operate under an alias Satoshi Nakamoto . It is created and held electronically. No one controls it.

Bitcoins aren’t printed, like dollars or euros but they’re produced by people, and increasingly businesses, running computers all around the world, using software that solves mathematical problems.

It is the first example of a growing category of money known as cryptocurrency.

The use of bitcoins is growing rapidly in the more developed parts of the world such as Europe and North America. The bitcoin market in Africa is still developing, but like everything good it is gaining more and more attention rapidly.

There are more and more crypto-currencies out there now, like Litecoin and Dogecoin

Like everything in life, bitcoins comes with its own pros and cons.

PROS:

Easy Mobile Payments: 

Bitcoins allow for payment via with a simple two step scan-and-pay. No need to sign up, swipe your card, type a PIN, or sign anything. All you need to receive Bitcoin payments is to display the QR code in your Bitcoin wallet app and let your friend scan your mobile, or touch the two phones together (using NFC radio technology).

 Anonymity: 

Though each bitcoin transaction is recorded in a public log, names of buyers and sellers are never revealed, only their wallet IDs. With Bitcoin, there is no credit card number that some malicious actor can collect in order to impersonate you.Always take all necessary precautions to ensure your privacy.

Security and Control over you Money: 

Bitcoin transactions are secured by military grade cryptographers. This is to ensure that nobody can charge you money or make payment on your behalf as long as you take the required steps to protect your wallet.

Fast International Payments:

Sending bitcoins across borders is as easy as sending them across the street. There are no banks, no middle men, no extra fees for making an international transfer and no special limitations on the minimum or maximum amount you can send.

Transparency: 

Bitcoin stores details of every single transaction that takes place across its network on its version of a ledger called “blockchain”. If you have a publicly used bitcoin address, anyone can tell how many bitcoins are stored in that address. They just won’t be able to tell whose it is.

CONS :

Due to the anonymity the use of bitcoins provide, it allows people to buy or sell anything without easily tracing it back to them. This has led to its popularity among people buying and selling drugs and other illicit activities.

Governments tend to be concerned about taxation and lack of control over it. In developing countries such as Nigeria, that should not be a concern for a long while.

The value of bitcoins fluctuates wildly based on supply and demand and it perceived value. In 2009, when bitcoin started being used, 1 bitcoin was sold at $6. Currently as of today, 1 btc (bitcoin) equals $905 which is about N286,029. 

Fortunately, bitcoin is available in smaller units. The smallest unit of a bitcoin is a Satoshi. 

                  1 Satoshi = 0.00000001 ฿
                10 Satoshi = 0.00000010 ฿
              100 Satoshi = 0.00000100 ฿ = 1 Bit / μBTC (you-bit)
           1,000 Satoshi = 0.00001000 ฿
         10,000 Satoshi = 0.00010000 ฿
       100,000 Satoshi = 0.00100000 ฿ = 1 mBTC (em-bit)
    1,000,000 Satoshi = 0.01000000 ฿ = 1 cBTC (bitcent)

  10,000,000 Satoshi = 0.10000000 ฿
100,000,000 Satoshi = 1.00000000 ฿

HOW TO START USING BITCOINSThe first thing you would want to do is to get a bitcoin wallet. In simple terms, a bitcoins wallet is like your personal wallet you put in your pocket or better still your online bank where your bit coins are being store safely.

There is different Bitcoins wallet, such as Blockchain and XApo or download the apps and install a bitcoin mobile or computer app which will provide you with a bitcoin wallet similar to a Google wallet. 

The wallet allows you to send and receive bitcoins.

HOW TO MAKE MONEY VIA BITCOINS

Buying and Selling: 

This is by far the fastest and easiest way to try and make some money with bitcoin. You earn money by buying at low cost and selling when the price is up. Bitcoin is a volatile currency with the rate rising and falling several times a day. www.nairaex.com is the leading bitcoin exchange for bitcoin and naira.

Bitcoin Mining:

When you perform mining, your computer adds new bitcoin transactions to the blockchain and searches for new block. You receiver a certain number of bitcoins whenever you discover a new block. Currently, a block contains 25 btc. You can also join groups of people to mine in a pool and then share the reward according to each member contribution.

You can  also Earn free Bitcoins by Completing Tasks on Websites: Several websites offer the chance to earn free bitcoins. Some of these are;

- http://moonbit.co.in/ pay you up to 0.00000037B  after 5 Mintues

-  http://freebitco.in/ Allow you earn bit coin after 60mintues

NOTE:

Bitcoins provides an alternate method of earning money but before you decide to invest in it, make sure you have a thorough understanding of how it works and always invest extra cash you have around and never your complete income.

You can learn more about bitcoin at www.bitcoin.org