How a $BTC transaction actually works 🧵
Most people hold Bitcoin but don't understand what happens when you hit send
Here's the real flow:
→ You sign with your private key
→ Transaction broadcasts to mempool
→ Miners pick it up based on fee rate
→ Gets included in a block
→ Block gets confirmed
→ Your transaction is now immutable
The beauty? No banks. No middlemen. Just math and code.
Every transaction is a small proof that the system works exactly as designed.
Most people hold Bitcoin but don't understand what happens when you hit send
Here's the real flow:
→ You sign with your private key
→ Transaction broadcasts to mempool
→ Miners pick it up based on fee rate
→ Gets included in a block
→ Block gets confirmed
→ Your transaction is now immutable
The beauty? No banks. No middlemen. Just math and code.
Every transaction is a small proof that the system works exactly as designed.