More Examples
“I use Bitcoin Core as my main Bitcoin client.”
“Bitcoin Core is one of my favorite applications.”
“Bitcoin Core was based on the original reference code by Satoshi Nakamoto.”
Definition(s) from the Web
- Bitcoin Core can be used as a desktop client for regular payments or as a server utility for merchants and other payment services… Most popular software implementation of a bitcoin full node. Provides trustless validation that all of bitcoin’s consensus rules are being followed. Source
- Bitcoin Core (formerly Bitcoin-Qt) is the third Bitcoin client, developed by Wladimir J. van der Laan based on the original reference code by Satoshi Nakamoto. It has been bundled with bitcoind since version 0.5. Bitcoin-Qt has been rebranded to Bitcoin Core since version 0.9.0. Source
- Bitcoin Core is free and open-source software that serves as a bitcoin node (the set of which form the bitcoin network) and provides a bitcoin wallet which fully verifies payments. It is considered to be bitcoin’s reference implementation. Initially, the software was published by Satoshi Nakamoto under the name “Bitcoin”, and later renamed to “Bitcoin Core” to distinguish it from the network. It is also known as the Satoshi client. The MIT Digital Currency Initiative funds some of the development of Bitcoin Core. Source
