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.,~^§£#£££ bitcoin is  a  crypto coin,  crypto here £££#£§^~,.
......~§#@ meaning  "hidden", because this money is @#§~......
.,~^§£#£@#  invisible, intangible (yet still real)! #@£#£§^~,.
.,~^§££@## this is a symptom  of it only  living on ##@££§^~,.
.,~^§£#£@# the internet - in fact, if  you  were to #@£#£§^~,.
.,~^§£#£@# remove  a bitcoin from the mainframe, it #@£#£§^~,.
.,~^§#£@##     would immediately die and become     ##@£#§^~,.
.,~^§£#£@#                worthless.                #@£#£§^~,.
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....,^££#£ it  works like  this:  if  you make your £#££^,....
.,~^§§££## computer  create  a  lot  of  heat, it's ##££§§^~,.
...,~^^£#@ rewarded  with  bitcoin, as  a  token of @#£^^~,...
.,~^§£#£@#       gratitude from time's arrow.       #@£#£§^~,.
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....,~§££# then every other computer has to  sign a #££§~,....
.,~^§£#£@# document  stating that  those  coins are #@£#£§^~,.
.,~^§#£@## actually  yours.  you can then send them ##@£#§^~,.
......,^££ to  others,  generating  a new  document ££^,......
.,~^§£#££@          for everyone to sign.           @££#£§^~,.
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.,~^§£#£@# and because you're  knee  deep  now, you #@£#£§^~,.
....,,~§§# have  to   sign  a   lot  of   documents #§§~,,....
.,~^§£#£@# yourself, and keep  track  of who signed #@£#£§^~,.
....,~§§£# what, and  look for  forged  signatures, #£§§~,....
....,~~§#@ and  probably forge  a  few  yourself... @#§~~,....
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.....,~§§# also,  in   the  end  it  doesn't  work. #§§~,.....
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