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Beginner guides, explanations, and everything about Bitcoin

What is backing bitcoin?

Decentralization, incentives, energy, and cryptography

What is backing bitcoin?

Decentralization, incentives, energy, and cryptography

What is the Lightning Network?

The global bitcoin payments network that’s instant, private, and low-to-no cost

Transacting bitcoin on-chain vs. Lightning

When and where to use different kinds of bitcoin transactions

What is a strategic bitcoin reserve?

Holding bitcoin for value preservation and optionality

What is the bitcoin supply schedule?

The pre-programmed pace from zero to 21 million

What is a Lightning invoice?

Bitcoin payment requests within the Lightning Network

What are bitcoin-backed loans?

Bitcoin as collateral to unlock cash liquidity

Using Bitcoin to send money abroad

Bitcoin's Lightning Network makes global money transfers faster and cheaper

Is bitcoin money?

Understand the nuance to get the full picture

What is a Bitcoin ETF?

Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds – what they are and how they work

What is a UTXO?

Unspent transaction outputs are discrete portions of bitcoin

What is backing bitcoin?

Decentralization, incentives, energy, and cryptography

Understanding bitcoin as collateral

Bitcoin is for savings, payments, and collateral for loans

Consolidating debts with bitcoin-backed loans

Lowering interest costs and improving credit scores with bitcoin

Get social with Bitcoin & Lightning

Exploring what Bitcoin & Lightning can do for social media

What is a bitcoin target order?

Trading bitcoin at your desired price

What is self-custody?

Taking direct control of your bitcoin

How to open a bitcoin-backed loan

Find a lender, post bitcoin, get cash

Bitcoin-backed loans vs. Lending bitcoin for yield

Risks and rewards for different uses of your bitcoin

How to use Send Globally

Send cash to bank or mobile accounts – via Bitcoin – delivered as local currency

What is a blockchain?

A decentralized database for security, transparency, and integrity

What is proof of work?

Enabling Bitcoin operations, without a central authority

Where to buy bitcoin

Getting into bitcoin has never been easier

What is a Lightning address?

Like an email address, but for payments

What is Bitcoin mining?

Running a global monetary system without a central authority

What is Bitcoin’s difficulty adjustment?

Scaling Bitcoin’s operations to unknowable sizes

Better content monetization with Bitcoin & Lightning

Monetize content, without the friction

What are Bitcoin fees?

The fees paid to miners to get transactions confirmed

What are private keys and public keys?

The keys to secure and manage your bitcoin

What is Bitcoin?

The definitive peer-to-peer electronic cash system… plus so much more

What is a hash function?

The mathematical functions that help Bitcoin work

What are satoshis (sats)?

1 satoshi equals ₿0.00000001

How to avoid bitcoin or crypto scams

Be vigilant, be patient, and do your research

How many bitcoin are there?

Bitcoin follows a strict supply schedule towards 21 million

How to buy bitcoin

It has never been easier to buy bitcoin through Strike

How to dollar cost average into bitcoin

Buying bitcoin on a set schedule to mitigate volatility

What is Bitcoin Pizza Day?

The day that 10,000 bitcoin were used to buy pizza

Is Bitcoin safe?

Understanding risks and risk-mitigation strategies of Bitcoin

What is a seed phrase?

The secret words used to generate and backup your private keys

What is a digital signature?

Authorizing bitcoin transactions to prove ownership

How do I take self-custody of my bitcoin?

Sending your bitcoin to an address where you control the private keys

How do I protect my private keys?

Protect your keys to protect your bitcoin

How to manage Bitcoin addresses

Best practices for ensuring privacy, security, and economical transactions

What is a Bitcoin address?

The digital destination for receiving bitcoin

Store of value, medium of exchange, and unit of account

How to buy a lot of bitcoin using Over-the-Counter

OTC trading is for buying large amounts of bitcoin

Better artificial intelligence apps with Bitcoin

Exploring what Bitcoin, Lightning, and the Strike API means for AI-powered apps

What are stablecoins?

A fiat-alternative for high-inflation and restrictive financial markets

How does Bitcoin work?

Understanding how standardized rules lead to a global network for transactions

What is the Strike API?

Making transactions faster, low-cost, and borderless

What is the Bitcoin halving?

The automatic reduction in Bitcoin’s supply-issuance rate

Make your move into bitcoin.

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