BLACKROCK EXPLAINS BITCOIN: FROM SEASHELLS TO DIGITAL CODE

Before digital wallets and cryptocurrencies, we traded with seashells, shiny metals, and paper notes—none of which had value on their own. The value came from trust.

Enter Bitcoin: a digital currency that’s decentralized, with no banks or governments in control.

Transactions are peer-to-peer, near-instant, and low-cost, recorded on a public digital ledger called the blockchain.

Today, half a billion people use crypto, with Bitcoin leading the way as an investment, payment tool, and financial alternative worldwide$BTC