r/Bitcoin is primarily for news and discussion. For example, submissions like 'Buying 100 BTC' or 'Selling my computer for bitcoins' do not belong here. Trades should usually not be advertised here.Promotion of client software which attempts to alter the Bitcoin protocol without overwhelming consensus is not permitted.Submissions that are mostly about some other cryptocurrency belong elsewhere.This subreddit is not about general financial news. News articles that do not contain the word 'Bitcoin' are usually off-topic.Only requests for donations to large, recognized charities are allowed, and only if there is good reason to believe that the person accepting bitcoins on behalf of the charity is trustworthy. Begging/asking for bitcoins is absolutely not allowed, no matter how badly you need the bitcoins.Do not use URL shortening services: always submit the real link.If you are new to Bitcoin, check out We Use Coins and. As such, it is more resistant to wild inflation and corrupt banks. Unlike traditional currencies such as dollars, bitcoins are issued and managed without any central authority whatsoever: there is no government, company, or bank in charge of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is the currency of the Internet: a distributed, worldwide, decentralized digital money.
