Very low, almost zero, to the Commission. The distinctive feature of bitcoin is the low transfer fees, can not be said about similar operations in "traditional" financial institutions. The translation of the cryptocurrency is practically independent of the transferred funds and the location of the receiving/sending party. In addition, there is no subscription fee, there are different kinds of limits and other restrictions, and some online wallets and even conduct transactions without commissions.
Practical instant payments. If the Bank transfers take on average up to five working days that the cryptocurrency this process is much faster. Payment confirmation takes place after the creation of the miners in the network for the new unit size is 1 MB, and it takes about ten minutes. It is worth noting the frequent on the Internet criticism of bitcoin due to the fact that, in some cases, confirmation of the transaction takes 5-7 hours. The solution to this problem was found – a significant acceleration of transactions will contribute to the implementation of the protocols Lightning Segregated Network and Witness what will happen in the near future.
The absence of boundaries. Bitcoin is a decentralized and supranational currency that is not controlled by no law and no organization. This popular cryptocurrency is able to help companies enter the international market, and with a significant savings in transaction costs. To accept payments in bitcoin from anywhere in the world, and the blockchain differs significant potential for effective application in many areas, for example, cross-border B2B payments where this technology will be able to eliminate a lot of middlemen.
The safety and security. The Bitcoin network is very resistant to cracking, and the attack on the currency is possible only in the possession of more than 51% of the total network capacity. And this is practically unattainable, because today the network is more powerful than the aggregate of all supercomputers from around the world. The use of cryptography makes the implementation of transactions and safekeeping of digital assets truly safe. Furthermore, an additional level of protection and the option of multipoles.
Technological advantages and modern features. Bitcoin have good separability and mail carried a couple of clicks. Multipurpose, smart contracts, the presence of many modern and comfortable services to make bitcoin a very convenient and attractive means of payment.
The absence of financial intermediaries. Thanks to the payments directly, without intermediaries in the form of correspondent banks, it is possible to reduce the time of the transaction, their cost, reduce the risk of errors. It is noteworthy that, according to research MasterCard and Facebook, most young people in America do not trust the traditional banking system, and often resorts to modern FINTECH services.
Transparency of calculations. All transactions within the system are easily tracked, up to the time of creation themselves Bitcoin and the payment history is stored forever in the blockchain. In other words, knowing any bitcoin address, you can always keep track of all outgoing and incoming payments.
The lack of control. As a distributed database (the block chain) has no single center, no one can block or cancel payments or change the amount of offers amount of cryptocoins in the system. In network bitcoin lacks regulatory authorities and third party, which would require personal data to impose their policies, set limits, or in some way affect the operation of the network.
It is not inflationary. Emission Bitcoin has a hard limit of 21 million coins, and the reward for a miner mined a block every four years decreases. The continuous growth of demand for bitcoin, given the limited his suggestions, constantly pushes the cost up, contributing to the strengthening amount of cryptocoins in relation to Vietnam currencies, which are subject to inflation. Due to these factors, bitcoin is a "safe haven", is able in the case of the global financial crisis to keep a substantial part of your savings. But for the residents of countries such as India and Venezuela, who have to deal with irrational monetary policy, cryptocurrency is not real salvation.
An open technology. Open development and decentralization are a guarantee that the bitcoin network will one day cease to exist or be controlled by someone. Due to the openness of the source code of the network, it is possible to convince that the program only performed the claimed function.
24/7/365. The Bitcoin network makes payments at any time and any day in unlimited quantities.
Stable growth of number of users. According to the report Coinbase and ARK Invest more than ten million people from around the world are familiar with bitcoin and own it. Constantly developing infrastructure, created all new services, the increased demand for cash and transactions with it as a medium of exchange.
The lack of chargebacks. Among the fundamental characteristics of bitcoin is the irreversibility of transactions – the payment is sent to the network, cannot be undone.
The pseudonymity. For payment the user does not need to transfer your personal data, therefore there is no fear of leakage of important information in the network. However, since all transactions are recorded in a public blockchain, with the help of modern technology it is possible to trace bitcoin address with a specific IP address, i.e. tracking financial history of the owner of the bitcoin wallet is still possible.