$BTC

Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency, a decentralized form of digital cash that eliminates the need for traditional intermediaries like banks and governments. Bitcoin can be used as a currency or an investment.Bitcoin is a form of digital currency that aims to eliminate the need for central authorities such as banks or governments. Instead, Bitcoin uses blockchain technology to support peer-to-peer transactions between users on a decentralized network.

Transactions are authenticated through Bitcoin’s proof-of-work consensus mechanism, which rewards cryptocurrency miners for validating transactions.

Launched in 2009 by a mysterious developer known as Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin (BTC) was the first, and remains the most valuable, entrant in the emerging class of assets known as cryptocurrencies.[0]

Bitcoin.org. Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. Accessed Mar 17, 2022.