Bitcoin Explained: History, How It Works, and Why It Matters

  Bitcoin: A Cryptography-Powered Decentralized Digital Currency Bitcoin is a digital currency that functions independently of governments, banks, and other centralized authorities. Rather, it uses cryptography and peer-to-peer software. All bitcoin transactions are documented in a public ledger, and copies are stored on servers located all over the world. These servers, called nodes, can be … Read more