$BTC $BTC is the ticker symbol for Bitcoin, the first and most well-known cryptocurrency.

Here’s a quick breakdown:

Bitcoin (BTC) is a decentralized digital currency created in 2009 by an anonymous person or group using the name Satoshi Nakamoto.

It operates on a peer-to-peer network without a central authority like a bank or government.

Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, which is a public distributed ledger.

The "$" in $BTC is commonly used on social media and trading platforms to denote it as a financial asset, similar to how you'd see $AAPL for