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Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency, launched in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It runs on a decentralized network of computers that verify transactions and record them on a public ledger called the blockchain. No bank or government controls it. Supply is capped at 21 million coins, which is why many people treat it as a digital version of gold. New coins are created through mining, a process where computers compete to solve math puzzles. Bitcoin remains famously volatile, so most advisors suggest treating it as a small, speculative slice of a portfolio rather than a foundation.
