**₿ Bitcoin ($BTC ) - The leading digital currency worldwide**

### **What is Bitcoin?**

A decentralized digital currency created by "Satoshi Nakamoto" in 2009, based on **blockchain** technology and characterized by:

✔ Maximum supply: **Only 21 million units**

✔ Not subject to the control of governments or banks

✔ Fast and cross-border transactions

### **Importance of BTC**:

- **Safe haven** digital gold

- The first practical application of blockchain technology

- The foundation of the crypto industry with a market value of **~$1.2 trillion**

### **Quick Facts**:

- Its price peaked at **$69,000** (November 2021)

- It is mined through the **Proof-of-Work** algorithm

- Accepted by stores like **Microsoft, Overstock**