Bitcoin is cash for the web. You can send it to a friend. No bank sits in the middle.
Think of a list in a town square. All can read the list. No one owns the list. When you pay a friend, the list gets a new line. That line says you sent the coins.
The list is kept on lots of PCs at once. They all hold the same list. That is why no one firm can change it.
Only 21 million coins will ever be made. That cap is set in the code. New coins come out at a set pace. The pace drops by half each four years or so.
The first block was made on Jan 3, 2009. Our chart counts days from that date.
Price is the tag at the store. It changes each day. On Oct 31, 2026, the tag said $77,471 for one coin. A year before, it said $109,553.
You can own a small slice of a coin. You do not need to buy a whole one.
Facts as of Oct 31, 2026. Price from Coinbase. Not advice. Just facts in plain words.
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