Bitcoin Price
📋 En bref (TL;DR)
- Current price: Check the real-time Bitcoin price below (CoinGecko data, automatic updates)
- Market cap: Over $2 trillion — the world’s largest cryptocurrency
- Maximum supply: 21 million BTC — programmed scarcity like digital gold
- Creator: Satoshi Nakamoto (2009) — identity still unknown
- Technology: Decentralized blockchain, proof-of-work, global network of miners
- Use case: Store of value, payment method, inflation hedge
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What Is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is the world’s first cryptocurrency, launched in January 2009 by a person (or group) under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. It’s a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank, based on a blockchain: a shared ledger secured by users through mining.
What Makes Bitcoin Unique
- Decentralized: No control by any institution, government, or central bank
- Secure: Transactions verified by cryptography, tamper-proof
- Transparent: Everything is public via the blockchain
- Scarce: Maximum 21 million BTC — scarcity comparable to gold
- Global: Usable anywhere, 24/7, without intermediaries
Key Dates in Bitcoin History
How Does Bitcoin Work?
Bitcoin relies on three technological pillars: the blockchain (distributed ledger), mining (transaction validation), and cryptography (security).
Why Does Bitcoin Have Value?
- Scarcity: Fixed supply of 21 million
- Utility: Fast global transfers without intermediaries
- Security: 15 years without a protocol hack
- Adoption: Companies, institutions, countries adopting it
- Network effect: More users = more value
How to Buy Bitcoin?
- Centralized exchanges: Binance, Coinbase, Kraken
- Brokers: Robinhood, eToro
- P2P: Bisq, Robosats
Important: After purchasing, transfer your BTC to a wallet you control. “Not your keys, not your coins.”
📚 Glossary
- Bitcoin : First decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Symbol: BTC.
- Blockchain : Distributed and immutable ledger that records all Bitcoin transactions.
- Satoshi Nakamoto : Pseudonym of Bitcoin’s anonymous creator.
- Mining : Process of validating transactions and creating new bitcoins via Proof of Work.
- Halving : Halving of mining reward every ~4 years.
- Wallet : Software to store and manage bitcoins.
- ATH : All-Time High, highest historical price reached.
- Satoshi : Smallest unit of Bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Bitcoin price today?
Bitcoin price changes constantly. Check the widget at the top of this page for real-time pricing with CoinGecko data.
Is Bitcoin a good investment?
Bitcoin is a volatile asset with high potential gains but also significant risks. Only invest what you can afford to lose.
Can I buy a fraction of Bitcoin?
Yes! Bitcoin is divisible to 8 decimal places. The smallest unit is called a “satoshi” (0.00000001 BTC).
📰 Sources
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Comment citer cet article : Fibo Crypto. (2026). Bitcoin Price. Consulté le 6 February 2026 sur https://fibo-crypto.fr/en/blog/bitcoin-price
