Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that allows for peer-to-peer transactions without the need for a central authority or intermediary. It was created in 2009 by an unknown person or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.

One of the key features of Bitcoin is its use of blockchain technology, which is a distributed ledger that records all transactions on the network. This makes Bitcoin transactions secure, transparent, and irreversible.

Bitcoin has been subject to significant price volatility, with its value fluctuating rapidly over short periods of time. Despite this, it has gained significant mainstream adoption, with more and more businesses accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment.

Bitcoin's underlying technology, blockchain, has also sparked interest in other use c