$BTC Bitcoin is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, an unknown person. Use of bitcoin as a currency began in 2009, with the release of its open-source implementation. In 2021, El Salvador adopted it as legal tender.
$BTC How Is Bitcoin's Price Determined? Bitcoin's price changes because of its supply (scarcity), the market's demand, media and news, and regulatory changes. Some researchers suggest that the cost of producing a bitcoin also influences its prices, but most analyses used assumed data rather than facts.