Bitcoin (BTC) is a decentralized cryptocurrency that operates without the need for a central authority or intermediary. It was created by an anonymous person or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Bitcoin uses a peer-to-peer network of computers to verify and record transactions on a public ledger called the blockchain. Bitcoin transactions are secure, fast, and censorship-resistant. Bitcoin is also scarce, with a fixed supply of 21 million coins that can ever be created . Bit...