Bitcoin

BTC

$70,762.00

$1,731.07(+2.45%)Today

Market cap

1.42T

Total volume (24h)

44.71B

Volume / Market cap

0.0315

Circulating supply

19.99M

Day range (24h)

$69,072.00$71,852.00

All-time low

$67.81

All-time high

$126,080.00

About Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin (BTC) is the world’s first decentralized digital currency and the foundation of crypto’s global ecosystem. Created in 2009 by the pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin introduced a peer to peer payment system that eliminates the need for banks or intermediaries. Every Bitcoin transaction is verified and recorded on the blockchain, a transparent and immutable ledger accessible anywhere in the world.

Unlike traditional currencies controlled by central banks, Bitcoin operates on a limited supply model capped at 21 million coins, making it inherently scarce and deflationary. New BTC are issued through mining, a process where global participants use computational power to validate transactions and secure the blockchain. This proof‑of‑work (PoW) system ensures that Bitcoin remains secure, censorship resistant, and decentralized.

Often referred to as digital gold, Bitcoin is used worldwide as a store of value. It powers everything from direct payments to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, and wrapped Bitcoin products (like WBTC and tBTC) that bring BTC liquidity into other blockchain ecosystems such as Ethereum and Solana.

As an open source network, Bitcoin’s development and governance are maintained by a distributed community of engineers, miners, and users. Network upgrades and optimizations are proposed through transparent Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs), preserving both technical stability and global neutrality.

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Price history

Today (February 9, 2026)	$70,762.00	+2.45%
24 hours ago (February 8, 2026)	$69,072.27	+2.45%
1 week ago (February 2, 2026)	$75,442.51	-6.20%
1 month ago (January 10, 2026)	$90,477.27	-21.79%
1 year ago (February 9, 2025)	$97,046.46	-27.08%

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- Native Bitcoin on MetaMask
As of 2025, MetaMask now supports native Bitcoin accounts, letting you buy, sell, trade, hold, send, and receive BTC directly on the network, inside the same wallet where you manage Ethereum and Solana accounts. So, you can generate a Bitcoin address inside MetaMask and transfer BTC from exchanges or other Bitcoin wallets straight to that address.
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