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What is Bitcoin? Article by Wikipedia Bitcoin is a payment system introduced as open-source software in 2009 by developer Satoshi Nakamoto. The payments in the system are recorded in a public ledger using its own unit of account, which is also called bitcoin. Payments work peer-to-peer without a central repository or single administrator, which has led the US Treasury to call bitcoin a decentralized virtual currency. Although its status as a currency is disputed, media reports often refer to bitcoin as a cryptocurrency or digital currency. Bitcoins are created as a reward for payment processing work in which users offer their computing power to verify and record payments into the public ledger. Called mining, individuals or companies engage in this activity in exchange for transaction fees and newly created bitcoins. Besides mining, bitcoins can be obtained in exchange for fiat money, products, and services. Users can send and receive bitcoins electronically for an optional transaction fee using wallet software on a personal computer, mobile device, or a web application. Bitcoin as a form of payment for products and services has seen growth,and merchants have an incentive to accept the digital currency because fees are lower than the 2-3% typically imposed by credit card processors. The European Banking Authority has warned that bitcoin lacks consumer protections. Unlike credit cards, any fees are paid by the purchaser not the vendor. Bitcoins can be stolen and chargebacks are impossible. Commercial use of bitcoin is currently small compared to its use by speculators, which has fueled price volatility. Bitcoin has been a subject of scrutiny amid concerns that it can be used for illegal activities. In October 2013 the US FBI shut down the Silk Road online black market and seized 144,000 bitcoins worth US$28.5 million at the time. The US is considered bitcoin-friendly compared to other governments. In China, buying bitcoins with yuan is subject to restrictions, and bitcoin exchanges are not allowed to hold bank accounts. Check Youtube video below for more info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc2en3nHxA4 How to earn BTC ? The first thing you will need is to download BTC wallet Goto bitcoin.org and download a wallet , i will suggest to download bitcoin-QT After installation leave it so it download all the blocks , it will take a lot of time , approx couple of hrs. when all the blocks are d/l you are ready with BTC wallet. Now go to receive tab and you will see address this is your BTC address , you can use it to receive BTC , you can generate many address.

Litecoin (LTC) is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and open source software project released under the MIT/X11 license. Inspired by and technically nearly identical to Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin creation and transfer is based on an open source protocol and is not managed by any central authority. Litecoin is intended by its developers to improve upon Bitcoin and offers three key differences. As of September 11, 2014, 1 LTC is worth approximately 5.405 USD. Each Litecoin is subdivided into 100,000,000 smaller units, defined by eight decimal places. Getting started with LTC :- Well LTC is the second most biggest crypto currency in net , BTC is Gold and LTC is silver. To start with LTC , you have to download its client. Download LTC client here :- https://litecoin.org/ (win/linux/mac) . After downloading client , install it and wait for all the blocks to be download , as always it will take time. After that go to receive tab and get your LTC address.