About
Empowering effortless transactions with low fees and maximum security for the digital age
Bitcoin: Innovative, decentralized digital money. Fast, global peer-to-peer transactions, low fees. Open-source, not controlled by anyone.
Use Cases
Global Peer-to-Peer Payments
Enable fast, low-fee international money transfers without intermediaries using Bitcoin's decentralized network.
Personal Secure Storage
Use Bitcoin wallets for securely storing digital money with private keyscontrolling access and transactions.
Merchant Transactions
Accept Bitcoin payments globally, reducing fees and avoiding chargebacks for online and physical retail businesses.
Blockchain Transparency and Verification
Verify transactions and balances publicly through the blockchain forauditability and trust in decentralized finance.
Key Features
Core Bitcoin Technology
- Bitcoin is an innovative payment network.
- It uses peer-to-peer technology.
- Transaction management is collective.
- Bitcoin is open-source.
- It enables fast peer-to-peer transactions.
Bitcoin's Role in Web3 & Crypto
- Bitcoin is foundational to the crypto space.
- Its nature is a cornerstone of Web3.
- Highlights a distributed ledger approach.
- Fosters transparency and community.
- Influencing future Web3 applications.
Headquarters
🇺🇸 Las Vegas, NV
Website
bitcoin.org/en
2009
Bitcoin project start year
MIT
Open-source license type