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Do I need to capitalize the word "Bitcoin" in a review?
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You capitalize it if it is a concept. Capitalize when referring to Bitcoin as a system, but lowercase when referring to their use as payment.

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I learned about Bitcoin today.

He bought a pizza online using bitcoins.

That's what I found on the net:
According to the official Bitcoin glossary, Bitcoin is capitalized “when describing the concept of Bitcoin, or the entire network itself” but lowercase when describing “bitcoins as a unit of account". Bitcoin variants like Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, and Bitcoin Diamond all follow proper noun capitalization meaning that both words are capitalized when referring to them.
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