{"id":9477,"date":"2023-08-01T09:01:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T09:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=9477"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:24:23","slug":"difference-bitcoin-and-bitcoin-uppercase-lowercase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/difference-bitcoin-and-bitcoin-uppercase-lowercase","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between Bitcoin and bitcoin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/difference-bitcoin-and-bitcoin-uppercase-lowercase\/#what_is_bitcoin\" >What is Bitcoin?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/difference-bitcoin-and-bitcoin-uppercase-lowercase\/#what_is_bitcoin-2\" >What is bitcoin?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><div id=\"row-88600072\" class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<p>It is possible that sometimes you have seen it written with the initial in uppercase and sometimes with the initial in lowercase. The word\u00a0<b>\u201cbitcoin\u201d receives different meanings depending on its spelling<\/b>. This is a very common confusion, especially when you get into the crypto language for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have read this quick and simple explanation about the\u00a0<b>difference between Bitcoin with uppercase and bitcoin with lowercase<\/b>, you will never forget it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"row-88600072\" class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_bitcoin\"><\/span>What is Bitcoin?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Bitcoin \u2013 capitalized \u2013<\/b>\u00a0refers to a whole complex\u00a0<b>digital blockchain system<\/b>; a concept created in January 2009 \u2013 by a person or group of people \u2013 under the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto.<\/p>\n<p>Broadly speaking, this system consists of a\u00a0<b>transaction network based on blockchain technology<\/b>\u00a0that allows the management and transfer of the BTC cryptocurrency (bitcoin).<\/p>\n<p>This network is decentralized (no government, financial institution or company controls it) and its code is free. Computers connected around the world make up this network controlled by the users themselves (or miners) where each data is registered, cryptographically protected and marked with a unique fingerprint, making it unrepeatable.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Bitcoin refers to the entire system in general: the protocol and the payment network itself. And as a brand, it is written with the initial in capital letter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"row-88600072\" class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_bitcoin-2\"><\/span>What is bitcoin?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>bitcoin \u2013 with lowercase \u2013 is the virtual currency unit created by Bitcoin<\/b>. The cryptocurrency with which it operates in the system,\u00a0<b>the unit of account<\/b>. Without a doubt, bitcoin is the first success story of the application of Blockchain technology.<\/p>\n<p>This unit, which is called like the blockchain network on which it is based, is abbreviated as a\u00a0<b>BTC\u00a0<\/b>when you want to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/en\/buy\/bitcoin\/\">buy cryptocurrencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Summarizing:<\/p>\n<div class=\"message-box relative dark\">\n<div class=\"container relative\">\n<div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n<div id=\"row-1771142267\" class=\"row align-middle align-center\">\n<div class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<p><strong>Bitcoin is the network and bitcoin the cryptocurrency<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now that you have become familiar with the concept, and know the\u00a0<b>difference between Bitcoin and bitcoin<\/b>, we encourage you to go one step further. Find out when\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/bitcoin-pizza-day-at-bitnovo\/\">the first bitcoin purchase in history was held<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>It is possible that sometimes you have seen it written with the initial in uppercase and sometimes with the initial in lowercase. The word\u00a0\u201cbitcoin\u201d receives different meanings depending on its spelling. This is a very common confusion, especially when you get into the crypto language for the first time. 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