Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital asset that ues cryptography to control its creation and management, rather than relying on central authorities. Orignally designed as a medium of exchange. Bitcoin is now primarily regarded as a store of value. The history of bitcoin started with its invention and implementation by Satoshi Nakamoto , who integrated the existing ideas from the cryptography community. Over the course of bitcoin's history, it has indergone rapid growth to become a significant store of value both on-and-offline. From 2010's businesses began accepting bitcoin in addition to traditional currencies and more recently Countries have adopted bitcoin as legal tender.