Bitcoin (BTC) is the first and largest cryptocurrency, launched in January 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It runs on a decentralised proof-of-work network secured by miners worldwide, with a fixed maximum supply of 21 million coins and a programmed \u201chalving\u201d that cuts new issuance roughly every four years.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin\u2019s core proposition is censorship-resistant, permissionless money and a scarce, non-sovereign store of value \u2014 a thesis that has increasingly drawn institutional allocation through spot exchange-traded funds and corporate treasuries. Its price is driven by the interplay of fixed supply, halving-cycle dynamics, macro liquidity, and demand from both retail and institutional buyers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin (BTC) is the first and largest cryptocurrency, launched in January 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It runs on a decentralised proof-of-work network secured by miners worldwide, with a fixed maximum supply of 21 million coins and a programmed \u201chalving\u201d that cuts new issuance roughly every four years. Bitcoin\u2019s core proposition is censorship-resistant, permissionless \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"tmp_coingecko_id":"bitcoin","tmp_symbol":"BTC","tmp_rank":0,"tmp_chain":"","tmp_ticker":"","tmp_pair":"","tmp_yahoo_symbol":"","tmp_faq":"[{\"q\":\"What is Bitcoin?\",\"a\":\"Bitcoin is a decentralised digital currency that operates without a central bank, settled on a public proof-of-work blockchain. It is the oldest and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation.\"},{\"q\":\"How many bitcoins will ever exist?\",\"a\":\"Bitcoin has a fixed maximum supply of 21 million coins. New supply is released to miners and cut in half roughly every four years in an event called the halving, making issuance increasingly scarce over time.\"},{\"q\":\"What is the Bitcoin halving?\",\"a\":\"The halving is a pre-programmed reduction in the block reward paid to miners, occurring about every 210,000 blocks (~4 years). It slows the rate of new bitcoin entering circulation and is a central part of Bitcoinu2019s monetary policy.\"},{\"q\":\"Is Bitcoin a safe investment?\",\"a\":\"No crypto asset is u201csafe.u201d Bitcoin is highly volatile and your capital is at risk. This page is informational only and not financial advice u2014 always do your own research and consider your risk tolerance.\"}]"},"class_list":["post-1000005","coin","type-coin","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themarketperiodical.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coin\/1000005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themarketperiodical.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themarketperiodical.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/coin"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themarketperiodical.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1000005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}