$BTC #sanor016CommUNITY Bitcoin (abbreviated: BTC; symbol: ₿) is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single management that can be sent peer-to-peer over the Bitcoin network without the need for an intermediary. Transactions are cryptographically verified by a network and recorded on a public distributed ledger called the blockchain. The cryptocurrency was invented in 2008 by an anonymous person or group named Satoshi Nakamoto.[5] The use of the currency began in 2009[6] after the release of its open-source software.