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Each of these stories is based on the real people and real industries currently using bitcoin to create new markets, new industries, and innovative solutions to global economic issues.((("", startref="GSuses01")))
[TIP]
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Have you recently checked the bitcoin exchange rate for your desired currency pair? As explained in <<bitcoin_price>>, the price of bitcoin is moving! Some examples in this book reference real-life _past_ transactions that have taken place, which allow readers (or anyone!) to search for them on the blockchain using online tools. In later chapters, interacting with this data can deepen understanding. Having said this, today's exchange rate may suggest that the motivations of the characters in our user stories are highly irregular. As a fun thought experiment, think about how generous of a friend Joe would be if he had made this same agreement with Alice today. In the next chapter, you might also notice that Alice _really_ loves coffee!
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=== Getting Started
((("getting started", "wallet selection", id="GSwallet01")))((("wallets", "selecting", id="Wselect01")))((("bitcoin", "getting started", id="BCbasic01")))Bitcoin is a protocol that can be accessed using a client application that speaks the protocol. A "bitcoin wallet" is the most common user interface to the bitcoin system, just like a web browser is the most common user interface for the HTTP protocol. There are many implementations and brands of bitcoin wallets, just like there are many brands of web browsers (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer). And just like we all have our favorite browsers (Mozilla Firefox, Yay!) and our villains (Internet Explorer, Yuck!), bitcoin wallets vary in quality, performance, security, privacy, and reliability. There is also a reference implementation of the bitcoin protocol that includes a wallet, known as the "Satoshi Client" or "Bitcoin Core," which is derived from the original implementation written by Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Meanwhile, Alice's wallet is constantly "listening" to published transactions on the bitcoin network, looking for any that match the addresses it contains. A few seconds after Joe's wallet transmits the transaction, Alice's wallet will indicate that it is receiving 0.10 BTC.
[TIP]
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Have you recently checked the bitcoin exchange rate for your desired currency pair? As explained in <<bitcoin_price>>, the price of bitcoin is moving! Many wallets allow users to choose to show balances in BTC or their desired currency, but keep in mind that currency values are calculated in real-time and will change.
Additionally, some examples in this book reference real-life _past_ transactions that have taken place, which allow readers (or anyone!) to search for them on the blockchain using online tools. In later chapters, interacting with this data can deepen understanding. Having said this, today's exchange rate may suggest that the motivations of the characters in our user stories are highly irregular. As a fun thought experiment, think about how generous of a friend Joe would be if he had made this same agreement with Alice today. In the next chapter, you might also notice that Alice _really_ loves coffee!
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