Bitcoin Guide: Price, History, Competitors, and Future Outlook

Featured image for the Bitcoin Price Guide showing a glowing 3D golden Bitcoin (₿) over a digital world map, with rising financial charts, line graphs, and bar charts, representing global cryptocurrency trends, price growth, and market analysis.

Introduction to Bitcoin Bitcoin is the first decentralized digital currency, created to enable peer-to-peer transactions without relying on banks or governments. Since its launch in 2009, Bitcoin has grown into the most dominant cryptocurrency and a major financial asset worldwide. What Is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that runs on a decentralized blockchain network.