Bitcoin Price Today - BTC Live Charts
$ 94,623.35 Ƀ 1.00000000
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MarketCap$ 1,879,512,439,976
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Volume$ 20,269,996,958
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Change0.95%
Bitcoin$ 94,623.35
$ 94,623.35
0.95%
83.620,85 €
Bitcoin (BTC)
$ 94,623.35
Bitcoin (BTC)
Ethereum$ 1,773.24
$ 1,773.24
1.47%
Bridged Ether (StarkGate)$ 1,775.91
$ 1,775.91
1.38%
Osmosis allETH$ 1,769.74
$ 1,769.74
1.58%
The Ticker Is ETH$ 0.000129
$ 0.000129
1.15%Tether$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%
Polygon Bridged USDT (Polygon)$ 0.999914
$ 0.999914
0.04%
Mantle Bridged USDT (Mantle)$ 0.999315
$ 0.999315
0%
Cronos Bridged USDT (Cronos)$ 0.998376
$ 0.998376
0.17%
Bridged Tether (opBNB)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%
Polygon Hermez Bridged USDT (x Layer)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.02%
Bridged Tether (StarkGate)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%
KCC Bridged USDT (Kucoin Community Chain)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.73%
Bridged Tether (Scroll)$ 0.995796
$ 0.995796
0.02%
Bridged Tether (PulseChain)$ 0.999284
$ 0.999284
0.33%
Bridged Tether (Linea)$ 0.998231
$ 0.998231
0.31%
Immutable Toolkit Bridged USDT (Immutable zkEVM)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.34%
Bridged USDT (Core)$ 0.999078
$ 0.999078
0.12%
Kaia Bridged USDT (Kaia)$ 0.999678
$ 0.999678
0.07%
Gnosis xDai Bridged USDT (Gnosis)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.28%
IBC Bridged USDT$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.37%
Bridged USDT (Etherlink)$ 0.970469
$ 0.970469
0%
Celer Bridged USDT (Conflux)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Morph L2 Bridged USDT (Morph L2)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.08%
Polygon Hermez Bridged USDT (Polygon zkEVM)$ 0.999164
$ 0.999164
0.1%
BOB Network Bridged USDT (BOB Network)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Stargate Bridged USDT (Flare Network)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.13%
DuckChain Bridged USDT (DuckChain)$ 1.13
$ 1.13
5.44%
Soneium Bridged USDT (Soneium)$ 0.999179
$ 0.999179
0.05%
Osmosis allUSDT$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.24%
Lisk Bridged USDT (Lisk)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.4%
Zircuit Bridged USDT (Zircuit)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Mode Bridged USDT (Mode)$ 0.998189
$ 0.998189
0.09%
Thundercore Bridged USDT (Thundercore)$ 0.999834
$ 0.999834
0.03%
EDU Chain Bridged USDT (EDU Chain)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.02%
Symbiosis Bridged USDT (Bahamut)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Unit0 Network Bridged USDT (Unit0 Network)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Beam Bridged USDT (Beam)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.04%
Pundi AIFX Omnilayer Bridged USDT (Pundi AIFX Omnilayer)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Bridged Tether (Fuse)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.06%
Stargate Bridged USDT (Iota EVM)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.03%
Viction Bridged USDT$ 1.00
$ 1.00
10.61%
L2 Standard Bridged USDT (Base)$ 0.999372
$ 0.999372
0.02%
ShimmerBridge Bridged USDT (ShimmerEVM)$ 0.979785
$ 0.979785
5.38%
Taraxa Bridged USDT (Taraxa)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Nova Merged USDT (zkLink)$ 0.999166
$ 0.999166
0%
Kroma Bridged USDT (Kroma)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.12%
Stargate Bridged USDT (Fuse)$ 0.993674
$ 0.993674
0.48%
Areon Bridged USDT (Areon Network)$ 0.988532
$ 0.988532
0.05%
Larissa Bridged USDT (Larissa)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%USDC$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Binance Bridged USDC (BNB Smart Chain)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.04%
Cronos Bridged USDC (Cronos)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.6%
Bridged USD Coin (StarkGate)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
zkSync Bridged USDC (zkSync)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.02%
Mantle Bridged USDC (Mantle)$ 0.999425
$ 0.999425
0.11%
Bridged USD Coin (Scroll)$ 0.998179
$ 0.998179
0%
Gnosis xDAI Bridged USDC (Gnosis)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.2%
Bridged USD Coin (Linea)$ 0.999725
$ 0.999725
0.12%
Bridged USD Coin (PulseChain)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.18%
Eclipse Bridged USDC (Eclipse)$ 0.9962
$ 0.9962
0.86%
Bridged USDC (Etherlink)$ 0.994224
$ 0.994224
0.08%
Multichain Bridged USDC (Fantom)$ 0.051977
$ 0.051977
11.84%
Bridged USDC (Immutable zkEVM)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.88%
Synapse Bridged USDC (Canto)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.02%
Harmony Horizen Bridged USDC (Harmony)$ 0.196911
$ 0.196911
1.55%
Celer Bridged USDC (Astar)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.19%
Rainbow Bridged USDC (Aurora)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.02%
Cronos zkEVM Bridged USDC (Cronos zkEVM)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Bridged USD Coin (Manta Pacific)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.04%
Taiko Bridged USDC (Taiko)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.08%
Kucoin Bridged USDC (KuCoin Community Chain)$ 1.06
$ 1.06
0.1%
Bridged USDC (Core)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.28%
Mode Bridged USDC (Mode)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Polygon Hermez Bridged USDC (Polygon zkEVM)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.19%
Wormhole Bridged USDC (Fantom)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.33%
Most Bridged USDC (Aleph Zero)$ 0.990043
$ 0.990043
0.04%
Beam Bridged USDC (Beam)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.21%
Synapse Bridged USDC (Elastos)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
2.25%
Bifrost Bridged USDC (Bifrost)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Celer Bridged USDC (Conflux)$ 0.995533
$ 0.995533
0.38%
Symbiosis Bridged USDC (Bahamut)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Fraxtal Bridged USDC (Fraxtal)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Meter Passport Bridged USDC (Meter)$ 0.978872
$ 0.978872
0.35%
Morph L2 Bridged USDC (Morph L2)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
1.33%
Bridged USD Coin (Force Bridge)$ 0.997922
$ 0.997922
0.19%
Arbitrum Bridged USDC (Arbitrum Nova)$ 0.993335
$ 0.993335
0.19%
Nomad Bridged USDC (Moonbeam)$ 0.127361
$ 0.127361
2.12%
Skale IMA Bridged USDC (Skale)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%
Kroma Bridged USDC (Kroma)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
LayerZero Bridged USDC (re.al)$ 0.984047
$ 0.984047
0%
EDU Chain Bridged USDC (EDU Chain)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%
Bridged USDC (Chainport)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Nova Merged USDC (zkLink)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0%
Thundercore Bridged USDC (Thundercore)$ 0.999948
$ 0.999948
0.06%
Multichain Bridged USDC (Kava)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
RSS3 Bridged USDC (RSS3)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
3.06%
Laika Bridged USDC (Laika)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%
Multichain Bridged USDC (Moonbeam)$ 0.050381
$ 0.050381
2.59%
Q Bridged USDC (Q Mainnet)$ 0.91262
$ 0.91262
0.54%
Celer Bridged USDC (Oasys)$ 0.909496
$ 0.909496
2.27%
Sanko Bridged USDC (Sanko)$ 0.98694
$ 0.98694
2.1%
Multichain Bridged USDC (KardiaChain)$ 0.252254
$ 0.252254
2.23%
Multichain Bridged USDC (Dogechain)$ 0.073045
$ 0.073045
0%
Energi Bridged USDC (Energi)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.22%Cardano$ 0.6531
$ 0.6531
0.56%
Binance-Peg BUSD$ 0.999329
$ 0.999329
0.22%BUSD$ 0.993715
$ 0.993715
4.19%
on December 27, 2022 | 3 min
Updated on May 02, 2024
Updated on May 02, 2024
Overview: What is Bitcoin (BTC)?
Bitcoin (BTC) is a digital currency based on blockchain, a technology that relies on its network of users to verify and validate transactions in a decentralised manner. All transactions are anonymous, immutable, and traceable in the form of records in a digital ledger that is shared among all nodes on the network. This peer-to-peer cash system eliminates the need for a central controlling authority from the payments ecosystem, making it trustless.
How Did Bitcoin Start?
Bitcoin was introduced as a trustless system of peer-to-peer remittance to remove all third-party involvement. This means no banks or governments need to be involved even for cross-border transactions.
The genesis block of Bitcoin has the message “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.” This hints at the reason for the creation of Bitcoin, which is to transfer the ownership and control of money to the owner, which fiat currency doesn’t do. Although it could be an innocent move to record the date within the first block, it puts the need for a trustless financial system into perspective.
What Makes Bitcoin (BTC) Unique?
To begin with, Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency. It has characteristics in addition to the core properties that make a currency eligible to function as money:
- There is a limited supply, with a hard cap of 21 million of coins. However, anyone can change this by submitting a BIP (Bitcoin improvement proposal) with a reason and see it through by getting 95% consensus.
- It treats everyone equally, whether it’s an individual, a company, or a financial institution. All transactions go through the same process.
- It is open source and global by default.
- It ensures the anonymity of the owners.
How Does Bitcoin Work?
Owners store their Bitcoin in digital wallets secured with private keys that are accessible only to them. All the transactions are validated by network users called nodes and recorded on a block. Thus, the Bitcoin blockchain has a record of all transactions since its origin.
A complex algorithm determines who validates a transaction, who gets the rights to register it on a block, and who introduces a completed block to the network to append to the chain. The transacting parties pay a small amount to the validators for their service in BTC.
How is the Price of Bitcoin Determined?
Bitcoin gets value from its scarcity and security. There has been no breach of security on the Bitcoin blockchain since its launch.
Like any other asset, Bitcoin’s price depends on its supply and demand in the market. These are a function of the following factors:
- Regulations, such as taxation on earnings or acceptance as a legal tender, increase people’s trust and boost crypto prices. For instance, El Salvador and the Central African Republic accepting Bitcoin as legal tender contributed significantly to market sentiment.
- Market competition causes a pullback, as new crypto coins allow investors to diversify.
- News of inflation could trigger Bitcoin purchases, as cryptos are considered by some as a hedge against rising prices.
What is Bitcoin Mining?
Bitcoin is mined to bring new coins into circulation, check counterfeiting and double-spending, and maintain the decentralised ledger.
Bitcoin miners compete to solve complex encrypted puzzles on their computer to verify blocks of transactions. They need high-speed and advanced technology to do so. The process is known as proof-of-work. The winner updates the shared ledger and earns the ‘mined’ Bitcoins as a reward. As of now, 6.25 coins are mined per block added. This number is halved every 4 years. The next halving is scheduled for 2024, which will reduce the mining reward to 3.125 coins.
Where Can You Buy Bitcoin (BTC)?
If you are interested in owning Bitcoins, you can get them by:
- Crypto Mining
- Accepting it as payment for goods or services provided
- Purchasing from a crypto exchange
For all three, you need a digital crypto wallet to address the transactions. Although mining is exciting, it involves huge expenditure in terms of technology infrastructure. A more accessible approach might be to register on a trusted cryptocurrency exchange and buy Bitcoin in exchange for fiat. The good news is that you can buy Bitcoin in fractions, one is comprised of 100 million Satoshis! The higher splitting capability is a key benefit of cryptos being digital and not physical money.
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Ethereum$ 1,773.24
$ 1,773.24
1.47%Bridged Ether (StarkGate)$ 1,775.91
$ 1,775.91
1.38%Osmosis allETH$ 1,769.74
$ 1,769.74
1.58%The Ticker Is ETH$ 0.000129
$ 0.000129
1.15%Tether$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%Polygon Bridged USDT (Polygon)$ 0.999914
$ 0.999914
0.04%Mantle Bridged USDT (Mantle)$ 0.999315
$ 0.999315
0%Cronos Bridged USDT (Cronos)$ 0.998376
$ 0.998376
0.17%Bridged Tether (opBNB)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%Polygon Hermez Bridged USDT (x Layer)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.02%Bridged Tether (StarkGate)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%KCC Bridged USDT (Kucoin Community Chain)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.73%Bridged Tether (Scroll)$ 0.995796
$ 0.995796
0.02%Bridged Tether (PulseChain)$ 0.999284
$ 0.999284
0.33%Bridged Tether (Linea)$ 0.998231
$ 0.998231
0.31%Immutable Toolkit Bridged USDT (Immutable zkEVM)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.34%Bridged USDT (Core)$ 0.999078
$ 0.999078
0.12%Kaia Bridged USDT (Kaia)$ 0.999678
$ 0.999678
0.07%Gnosis xDai Bridged USDT (Gnosis)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.28%IBC Bridged USDT$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.37%Bridged USDT (Etherlink)$ 0.970469
$ 0.970469
0%Celer Bridged USDT (Conflux)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Morph L2 Bridged USDT (Morph L2)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.08%Polygon Hermez Bridged USDT (Polygon zkEVM)$ 0.999164
$ 0.999164
0.1%BOB Network Bridged USDT (BOB Network)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Stargate Bridged USDT (Flare Network)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.13%DuckChain Bridged USDT (DuckChain)$ 1.13
$ 1.13
5.44%Soneium Bridged USDT (Soneium)$ 0.999179
$ 0.999179
0.05%Osmosis allUSDT$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.24%Lisk Bridged USDT (Lisk)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.4%Zircuit Bridged USDT (Zircuit)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Mode Bridged USDT (Mode)$ 0.998189
$ 0.998189
0.09%Thundercore Bridged USDT (Thundercore)$ 0.999834
$ 0.999834
0.03%EDU Chain Bridged USDT (EDU Chain)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.02%Symbiosis Bridged USDT (Bahamut)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Unit0 Network Bridged USDT (Unit0 Network)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Beam Bridged USDT (Beam)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.04%Pundi AIFX Omnilayer Bridged USDT (Pundi AIFX Omnilayer)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Bridged Tether (Fuse)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.06%Stargate Bridged USDT (Iota EVM)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.03%Viction Bridged USDT$ 1.00
$ 1.00
10.61%L2 Standard Bridged USDT (Base)$ 0.999372
$ 0.999372
0.02%ShimmerBridge Bridged USDT (ShimmerEVM)$ 0.979785
$ 0.979785
5.38%Taraxa Bridged USDT (Taraxa)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Nova Merged USDT (zkLink)$ 0.999166
$ 0.999166
0%Kroma Bridged USDT (Kroma)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.12%Stargate Bridged USDT (Fuse)$ 0.993674
$ 0.993674
0.48%Areon Bridged USDT (Areon Network)$ 0.988532
$ 0.988532
0.05%Larissa Bridged USDT (Larissa)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%USDC$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Binance Bridged USDC (BNB Smart Chain)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.04%Cronos Bridged USDC (Cronos)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.6%Bridged USD Coin (StarkGate)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%zkSync Bridged USDC (zkSync)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.02%Mantle Bridged USDC (Mantle)$ 0.999425
$ 0.999425
0.11%Bridged USD Coin (Scroll)$ 0.998179
$ 0.998179
0%Gnosis xDAI Bridged USDC (Gnosis)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.2%Bridged USD Coin (Linea)$ 0.999725
$ 0.999725
0.12%Bridged USD Coin (PulseChain)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.18%Eclipse Bridged USDC (Eclipse)$ 0.9962
$ 0.9962
0.86%Bridged USDC (Etherlink)$ 0.994224
$ 0.994224
0.08%Multichain Bridged USDC (Fantom)$ 0.051977
$ 0.051977
11.84%Bridged USDC (Immutable zkEVM)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0.88%Synapse Bridged USDC (Canto)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.02%Harmony Horizen Bridged USDC (Harmony)$ 0.196911
$ 0.196911
1.55%Celer Bridged USDC (Astar)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.19%Rainbow Bridged USDC (Aurora)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.02%Cronos zkEVM Bridged USDC (Cronos zkEVM)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Bridged USD Coin (Manta Pacific)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.04%Taiko Bridged USDC (Taiko)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.08%Kucoin Bridged USDC (KuCoin Community Chain)$ 1.06
$ 1.06
0.1%Bridged USDC (Core)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.28%Mode Bridged USDC (Mode)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Polygon Hermez Bridged USDC (Polygon zkEVM)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.19%Wormhole Bridged USDC (Fantom)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.33%Most Bridged USDC (Aleph Zero)$ 0.990043
$ 0.990043
0.04%Beam Bridged USDC (Beam)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.21%Synapse Bridged USDC (Elastos)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
2.25%Bifrost Bridged USDC (Bifrost)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Celer Bridged USDC (Conflux)$ 0.995533
$ 0.995533
0.38%Symbiosis Bridged USDC (Bahamut)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Fraxtal Bridged USDC (Fraxtal)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Meter Passport Bridged USDC (Meter)$ 0.978872
$ 0.978872
0.35%Morph L2 Bridged USDC (Morph L2)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
1.33%Bridged USD Coin (Force Bridge)$ 0.997922
$ 0.997922
0.19%Arbitrum Bridged USDC (Arbitrum Nova)$ 0.993335
$ 0.993335
0.19%Nomad Bridged USDC (Moonbeam)$ 0.127361
$ 0.127361
2.12%Skale IMA Bridged USDC (Skale)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%Kroma Bridged USDC (Kroma)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%LayerZero Bridged USDC (re.al)$ 0.984047
$ 0.984047
0%EDU Chain Bridged USDC (EDU Chain)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.01%Bridged USDC (Chainport)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Nova Merged USDC (zkLink)$ 1.01
$ 1.01
0%Thundercore Bridged USDC (Thundercore)$ 0.999948
$ 0.999948
0.06%Multichain Bridged USDC (Kava)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%RSS3 Bridged USDC (RSS3)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
3.06%Laika Bridged USDC (Laika)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0%Multichain Bridged USDC (Moonbeam)$ 0.050381
$ 0.050381
2.59%Q Bridged USDC (Q Mainnet)$ 0.91262
$ 0.91262
0.54%Celer Bridged USDC (Oasys)$ 0.909496
$ 0.909496
2.27%Sanko Bridged USDC (Sanko)$ 0.98694
$ 0.98694
2.1%Multichain Bridged USDC (KardiaChain)$ 0.252254
$ 0.252254
2.23%Multichain Bridged USDC (Dogechain)$ 0.073045
$ 0.073045
0%Energi Bridged USDC (Energi)$ 1.00
$ 1.00
0.22%Cardano$ 0.6531
$ 0.6531
0.56%Binance-Peg BUSD$ 0.999329
$ 0.999329
0.22%BUSD$ 0.993715
$ 0.993715
4.19%