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What is Bitcoin?

Why is Bitcoin Valuable?

How to Buy Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a digital currency with a limited supply of 21 million, facilitating peer-to-peer transactions. But what makes it special?

How to Buy Bitcoin

Bitcoin can be purchased in a variety of ways using brokerages, exchanges, peer-to-peer networks, and more. We go over the options.

Sending and Receiving Bitcoin

Learning how to send and receive bitcoin is easy, and does not require a complete understanding of Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Markets & Price

Why Does Bitcoin Have Value?

Bitcoin’s value comes from its limited, transparent supply, and independence from government control, making it a truly unique and popular digital currency.

What Is Backing Bitcoin?

A common piece of criticism is that Bitcoin is not backed by anything, but neither are fiat currencies. How does this work for Bitcoin?

What Is Market Making?

Financial markets facilitate the fair trading of financial assets across many buyers and sellers. We explain how this works.

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How to Store Bitcoin

Introduction to Bitcoin Wallets

Bitcoin wallets enable you to send, receive, and store bitcoin, but how do they work and what are the best options?

How Bitcoin Wallets Work

Bitcoin wallets store keys and manage transactions securely. How do they protect your wealth with seed phrases and private keys?

What Is Bitcoin Cold Storage?

Cold storage wallets isolate bitcoin private keys from the internet. Cold storage offers superior security at the cost of lower convenience.

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Bitcoin Mining

What Is Bitcoin Mining?

Bitcoin mining is the process of validating transactions and creating new bitcoin. How do miners use computing power to secure the network and earn rewards?

What Is a Bitcoin Halving?

The bitcoin halving cuts the mining reward in half every 210,000 blocks or about every 4 years. What effect does this have on Bitcoin’s future value?

What Happens After All Bitcoin Are Mined?

After all 21 million bitcoin are mined, miners will rely on transaction fees instead of block rewards. What does this mean for the network's future?

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Bitcoin Taxes & Estate Planning

Bitcoin Tax Accounting

Filing taxes on bitcoin losses, gains, and any earned bitcoin is necessary to avoid penalties by the IRS. Different bitcoin activities create different taxable events.

Investing Bitcoin in a Trust

Bitcoin investors looking to pass their wealth on to future generations, while keeping their bitcoin private and secure, should consider investing bitcoin in a trust.

How To Set Up Bitcoin Inheritance

Setting up Bitcoin inheritance is a tricky subject. We go over the various options to ensure you can pass on your Bitcoin wealth to your loved ones.

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Bitcoin & Blockchain Technology

What Is a Blockchain?

Explore Bitcoin's blockchain: a secure, transparent ledger using cryptographic hashing and proof-of-work to maintain a decentralized network.

What Is a Bitcoin Node?

The Bitcoin network consists of tens of thousands of nodes that are running Bitcoin software. What do these nodes do and why are they important?

What Is the Lightning Network?

Learn how Bitcoin's Lightning Network scales transactions, enabling fast, cheap off-chain payments. Discover its functionality, payment channels, and routing.

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