Bitcoin

Bitcoin (plural Bitcoins)

1. Alternative letter-case form of bitcoin.
   • 2011 July 3, Noam Cohen, “Speed Bumps on the Road to Virtual Cash”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 January 2021:

     And at least one group that was collecting donations in Bitcoins has decided against using them because of possible legal entanglements. […] “I’ve sold 24 collars, 13 leashes and 1 pair of ‘Disco Knickers’ with Bitcoin over the last few months,” she wrote in an e-mail. “The first order I had was for 42 BTC, which was worth about $40 at the time, but now those coins would be worth around $680! Originally I had a fixed Bitcoin price, but now I do a conversion based on the exchange rate.”

• binotic, biontic, bitonic

Borrowed from English bitcoin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪtˌkɔɪ̯n/

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• Hyphenation: Bit‧coin

Bitcoin m or f (strong, genitive Bitcoins or Bitcoin, plural Bitcoins)

1. bitcoin
   • 2021 May 19, “Bitcoin: Warum die Kryptowährung abgestürzt ist”, in Der Spiegel‎^[2]:

     Der Blick an diesem Mittwoch auf die Kursstände von Bitcoin und Co. ist – zumindest für Krypto-Investoren – besorgniserregend: Der Bitcoin sackte auf der Handelsplattform Bitstamp zeitweilig um etwa 25 Prozent auf 30.066 US-Dollar ab – das niedrigste Niveau seit Ende Januar.

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• “Bitcoin, Zahlungseinheit” in Duden online
• “Bitcoin, Zahlungssystem” in Duden online
• “Bitcoin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Bitcoin m (invariable)

1. alternative letter-case form of bitcoin