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Bitcoin
A digital asset and a payment network. It is designed to work without a central bank or a single company running the ledger.
the network + the assetA clear introduction to BTC
Money, rebuilt as an open protocol.
Bitcoin is a way to move value online without asking one company to keep the master ledger. Start here: three ideas, one short journey, zero hype.
For curious humans — no wallet required.
BLOCK / 840,732VERIFIED
hash / 00000000000000000002d5…
timestamp2024.04.20 · 12:09:31 UTC
21Mmaximum bitcoin supply
~10 minaverage time between blocks
2009the network went live
01 / The vocabulary
Three words unlock the whole conversation.
The terms overlap, but they are not interchangeable. Think of them as layers in the same stack.
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Cryptocurrency
A broad family of digital assets that use cryptography and distributed networks. Bitcoin is the first and most widely known example.
the category03
Blockchain
A shared record that groups transactions into blocks and links each block to the last. Anyone can verify the history.
the record02 / Follow one payment
A Bitcoin payment is a small message that gets checked by a crowd.
No single server has to be trusted. Participants keep copies of the ledger, compare notes and agree on the next page together.
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Your wallet signs
A private key proves that you are allowed to spend those coins.
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The network checks
Nodes verify the signature, the balance and that the coins are not being spent twice.
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Miners order it
Transactions are bundled into a block and secured with proof of work.
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The ledger updates
Once the block is accepted, every participating copy can catch up.
03 / Watch in English
See the ideas move.
Two calm, visual explainers for the moments when text starts to feel abstract.
04 / Keep the edges clear
Good questions make better decisions.
“It is anonymous.”
Most Bitcoin activity is pseudonymous and visible on a public ledger. Privacy depends on how a wallet is used.
“The price is the technology.”
Price is one signal and it can move quickly. The protocol is the set of rules underneath it.
“A wallet stores coins.”
A wallet stores keys. The network records balances and ownership on the ledger.