The CoinMarketCap page presents bitcoin price information along with a live BTC to USD feed, marketcap figures and an interactive chart for users.
The site carries a disclaimer noting it may contain affiliate links and that CoinMarketCap may be compensated if visitors use those links and take certain actions.
The page also groups related material under headings such as Bitcoin News and Bitcoin Community to provide context and discussion alongside market data.
Origins And Design Of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is described as a decentralized cryptocurrency first detailed in a 2008 whitepaper by a person or group using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto, according to the page.
The asset launched soon after the whitepaper, in January 2009, and the page emphasizes Bitcoin operates as a peer to peer online currency with direct transactions between independent network participants.
According to Nakamoto's own words cited on the page, Bitcoin was created to allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution, and the page notes earlier concepts preceded Bitcoin but that it was the first to come into actual use.
