No. 8,788 in French

bitcoin

Bitcoin: A decentralized digital currency operating on blockchain technology.

In a sentence

Le bitcoin est une cryptomonnaie populaire.
Bitcoin is a popular cryptocurrency.
In this sentence, 'bitcoin' is used as a noun to refer to a specific type of cryptocurrency.
J'ai acheté un bitcoin hier.
I bought a bitcoin yesterday.
Here, 'bitcoin' is used as a countable noun, referring to a unit of the cryptocurrency.
Est-ce que le prix du bitcoin va augmenter ?
Will the price of Bitcoin rise?
In this example, 'bitcoin' is treated as a proper noun, discussing its market value.

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