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What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a digital token that can be sent electronically from one user to another, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin is also the name of the payment network on which the Bitcoin digital tokens move. Some people differentiate between Bitcoin capitalized, as the token, and bitcoin lowercase, as the network. Unlike traditional payment networks like Visa or American Express, no single company or person runs the Bitcoin network. Instead, it is a decentralized network of computers around the world that keep track of all Bitcoin transactions, similar to the decentralized network of servers that makes the internet work. Because there is no central authority running Bitcoin, no one has the authority to force new users to reveal their identities. The network was designed this way to create a currency and a financial network outside the control of any government or single company. The computers that join the network and track Bitcoin transactions are motivated to do so ...

Girls who start their periods before turning 14 are 51% more likely to have underage sex (and get pregnant and married younger) Over half of girls who had periods before 14 have sex before the age of 16 This compares to just 4% of those who menstruated at 16 or over, study reveals Few girls engage in intercourse before they began menstruation, it was found For each year menstruation was delayed, age at marriage rose by 9 months 'Significant' link found between age of first period and age of first pregnancy Girls menstruating before 14 were up to 31% more likely to get herpes The earlier a girl gets her first period, the younger she will have her first sexual experience, get pregnant and marry.   Over half of girls (55 percent) who had periods before the age of 14 – when most girls have hit puberty – had sex before the age of 16, a study reveals. This compares to just 4 percent of those who menstruated at 16 or over – considered latefor the start of pubert...