#BTC

Bitcoin (BTC) is a decentralized digital currency created in 2009 by an unknown person or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Operating on blockchain technology, Bitcoin enables peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries like banks. It is secured by a process called mining, where participants validate transactions and add them to the blockchain. Bitcoin's supply is capped at 21 million coins, making it deflationary. Its value is highly volatile, influenced by demand, market sentiment, and macroeconomic factors. Bitcoin has gained widespread adoption as a store of value, digital asset, and medium of exchange, with proponents considering it "digital gold