$BTC Bitcoin ($BTC): An Overview

Bitcoin ($BTC) is the first and most well-known cryptocurrency, created by an anonymous individual or group under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto and introduced in 2009. It operates on a decentralized peer-to-peer network, meaning no central authority, like a government or bank, controls it. Instead, Bitcoin transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public ledger called the blockchain.