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Bitcoin is the first implementation of a concept known as "crypto currency", which was first described in 1998 by Wei Dai listed Try Us "cypherpunks" where he proposed the idea of ??a new type of money that used the cryptography to control his creation and transactions, rather than it did a centralized authority. The first specification of the Bitcoin protocol and the published proof of concept Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 on a mailing list. Satoshi left the project in late 2010 without revealing much about him. Since then, the community has grown exponentially and has many developers working on the Bitcoin protocol. Satoshi anonymity has sometimes unjustified suspicions raised, many of them caused by the lack of understanding about open source in which Bitcoin is based. The Bitcoin protocol and its software and any developer openly published anywhere in the world can review or create your own modified version of the software. Like the current programmers, Satoshi influence was limited to changes that made the adopted others and therefore not controlled Bitcoin. Thus, knowing the identity of the inventor of Bitcoin is equally important to know who invented the paper. In the same way that no one controls the technology behind the email, Bitcoin not have owners. Bitcoin control it all Bitcoin users worldwide. Although programmers improve the software, they can not force a change in the Bitcoin protocol because all other users are free to choose the software and version you want. To remain compatible, all users need to use software that complies with the same rules. Bitcoin can only work properly if there is consensus among all users. Therefore, all users and programmers have a strong incentive to protect consensus. Far as we know, the Bitcoin has not become illegal by law in most territories. However, some Territories (such as Argentina or Russia) restrict or prohibit foreign currencies in a severe manner. Other territories (such as Thailand) may limit licensing to certain entities such as bureaux de change of Bitcoins. Several territories regulators are taking steps to provide individuals and businesses with rules about how to integrate this new technology to the conventional and regulated financial system. For example, the network of protection of financial crimes (FinCEN), an office of the Ministry of Finance of the United States, issued a guide on how to characterize certain activities involving virtual coins.