What is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is an open-source, peer-to-peer digital money system with a public ledger called the blockchain.

Bitcoin is

A peer-to-peer digital money system with a public ledger called the blockchain

The Bitcoin network is protected by thousands of miners worldwide, since 2009

You can send it anywhere in the world, 24/7, without banks or intermediaries

Anyone can use it, it's censorship-resistant and transactions can't be blocked

You can store and move large amounts anywhere using just your private key

It's not controlled by any single entity, it runs on thousands of independent nodes

All transactions are permanent, publicly visible and verifiable on the blockchain

It's an open source program, its code is public and can be inspected by anyone

It follows clear rules that never changes and cannot be influenced by politics

Like gold, it can't be printed and has a fixed supply of 21 million coins