About Bitcoin What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a form of digital currency, created and held electronically. It’s the first example of digital money known as cryptocurrency. How does Bitcoin work? A look under the hood of Bitcoin Where do I store my Bitcoin? Wallets allow a user to make and accept payments using Bitcoin. They come in a variety of forms, from apps for mobile devices to paper tokens. How do I buy and sell Bitcoin? you can buy bitcoins from: regulated exchanges, or directly from other people selling them. You can pay for them in a variety of ways, ranging from hard cash to wire transfers. How do I mine Bitcoin? In traditional fiat money systems, governments simply print more money when they need to. But in cryptocurrency, money isn’t printed at all, it is discovered by mining computers
