$BTC For over a century, banks ruled the financial world as unquestionable structures. They controlled savings, credit, transfers, access to currency, and above all, people's time. With their limited hours, hidden fees, centralized decisions, and close alliance with governments, banks were the kings of money. But in 2009, amidst the collapse of the global financial system, an alternative was born in the shadows of a cryptocurrency forum: Bitcoin.

Created by a still-mysterious figure under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin was presented as a peer-to-peer digital money system. No intermediaries. No permissions. No banks. At first, it seemed like a ridiculous idea or just a tool for idealists, cypherpunks, or radical libertarians. But at the heart of that technology was something fundamental: programmed trust. An open code that guaranteed mathematical rules, not political ones. A decentralized network that no one could turn off. And a finite money supply that did not depend on central banks.