Bitcoin
The first cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto as a peer-to-peer digital cash system.
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Bitcoin (BTC) is the world's first and most valuable cryptocurrency. It introduced blockchain technology and the concept of decentralized, trustless digital money. Bitcoin has a fixed supply of 21 million coins, making it scarce by design. New bitcoins are created through mining (proof of work) at a rate that halves roughly every four years. Bitcoin is widely considered 'digital gold' — a store of value and inflation hedge. It trades on every major exchange.
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