How does Bitcoin work? - Bitcoin
bitcoin.org › en › how-it-worksAs a new user, you can get started with Bitcoin without understanding the technical details. Once you've installed a Bitcoin wallet on your computer or mobile phone, it will generate your first Bitcoin address and you can create more whenever you need one. You can disclose your addresses to your friends so that they can pay you or vice versa.
Bitcoin - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BitcoinBitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is a protocol which implements a highly available, public, and decentralized ledger. In order to update the ledger, a user must prove they control an entry in the ledger. The protocol specifies that the entry indicates an amount of a token, bitcoin with a miniscule b. The user can update the ledger, assigning some of their bitcoin to another entry in the ledger.