$BTC Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that operates without a central authority, allowing peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries. Here's a snapshot of Bitcoin's current state ¹ ²:

- *Current Price*: $103,431.75, with a 0.91% decrease in the last 24 hours

- *Market Capitalization*: $2.05 trillion

- *24-hour Trading Volume*: $59.16 billion

- *Circulating Supply*: 19.86 million BTC

- *Maximum Supply*: 21 million BTC

*Key Facts:*

- Bitcoin's price has risen 68.36% in the past year and 10.83% year-to-date

- The cryptocurrency saw a significant liquidation event with $32.31 million liquidated in one hour, mainly from long positions

- Financial brokers are currently prohibited from recommending Bitcoin ETFs to clients, but this restriction is expected to change, potentially leading to increased inflows into Bitcoin ETFs

*Where to Buy Bitcoin:*

- Popular exchanges include Binance, Bybit, and BitMart

- Trading pairs like BTC/USDT are available on these platforms

- Binance has a 24-hour trading volume of $2,748,144,227.09 for the BTC/USDT pair

*How Bitcoin Works:*

- Bitcoin operates on a decentralized ledger called the blockchain

- Transactions are verified through a process called mining, which involves solving complex puzzles

- Miners are rewarded with new Bitcoins for validating transactions and adding them to the blockchain ³