Bitcoin
a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.
Full details here - https://bitcoin.org/en/faq
Wikipage - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin
GoodRead - http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/who-controls-bitcoin/
a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.
Full details here - https://bitcoin.org/en/faq
Wikipage - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin
GoodRead - http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/who-controls-bitcoin/