What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a decentralised digital money system. No single company or bank controls it; a network of computers follows shared rules to record transactions on a public ledger called the blockchain.
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Bitcoin, explained plainly.
Short answers to the questions people actually ask — what Bitcoin is, how to use it safely, and what to watch out for. No jargon-first lectures, no price promises.
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Wallets and keys
A wallet does not “hold” coins. It holds your keys. Your bitcoin lives on the blockchain, and your keys let you spend it. Lose the keys — and any backup — and the bitcoin is normally unrecoverable.
Staying safe
Never share a seed phrase or private key with anyone, for any reason. No legitimate support team, giveaway, or “double your bitcoin” offer will ever need it.
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