Jeffrey Tucker
A New Currency for the Digital Age
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Following a trail of clues left carelessly across the internet, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (in conjunction with other agencies) manages to identify the alleged operator of the dark web marketplace, which saw most of its sales in illicit drugs. Ross Ulbricht, claimed by the FBI to be the site's founder, Dread Pirate Roberts, is arrested in a San Francisco Public Library and charged with narcotics trafficking, computer hacking, money laundering and engaging in a “continuing criminal enterprise.” About 30,000 BTC of the Silk Road's alleged bitcoin holdings are seized at the time, and an additional 144,000 BTC from DPR's private holdings are swept up three weeks later. Convert 100 BTC to USD — Bitcoin to US Dollar Converter Satoshi designed Bitcoin with a limited total supply of 21 million units, creating digital scarcity, the first of its kind. As of October 4, 2022, there were 19,168,118 bitcoin in circulation (91% of the total supply). Bitcoin is divisible up to 8 decimal places (100 millionth). The smallest unit is called a “satoshi.” Bitcoin’s ticker is BTC and is used across many different trading venues.