Bitcoin(BTC) was created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto and is the first decentralized and trustless digital currency.
It introduced the concept of peer-to-peer digital money, allowing anyone to send and receive value directly, without intermediaries.

Algorithm: SHA-256
Block Time: 10min
Max Supply: 21M BTC
Block Reward(First Block): 50 BTC
Block Reward(Current): 3.125 BTC
Halving Schedule: Every 210K blocks
Difficulty Adjustment: Every 2016 blocks

Preferred Mining Hardware: ASICs

Preferred Mining Software: Visit Mining Softwares Page.

Pool Explorer: MiningPoolStats


Useful Links:

Official Bitcoin Site
Bitcoin Explorer


Useful Documents:

Bitcoin Whitepaper