Which of the following is true about the Bitcoin:

a. New Bitcoins are created by private, non-Bitcoin affiliated individuals (i.e., not Bitcoin employees) called miners, who solve computer algorithms to earn the newly created Bitcoins.
b. New Bitcoins are created by the Bank of Bitcoin (BoB), which is (for all intents and purposes) the central bank in charge of Bitcoin's supply.
c. New Bitcoins are created by Bitcoin Inc., which is a company, like Facebook or Microsoft, thathas developed this virtual currency.
d. Bitcoin transactions are cleared through clearing houses, such as Mt. Gox.
e. Bitcoin has a fixed exchange rate relative to the U.S. dollar and other currencies.

.A

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