4QUESTIONS PEOPLE ACTUALLY ASK

Understand Bitcoin from the question outward.

Long-form answers connect plain-language questions to protocol rules, primary sources and the exact Atlas entries behind each claim.

01 · 21M

Why are there only 21 million bitcoin?

Follow Bitcoin’s issuance from the block subsidy and halvings to the consensus code enforced by full nodes.

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02 · PoW

How does Bitcoin proof of work work?

Understand hashes, mining difficulty and what proof of work can—and cannot—decide in Bitcoin.

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03 · KEYS

How do you store bitcoin safely?

A threat-based guide to custody, signing devices, seed backups and recovery tests.

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04 · L2

How does the Bitcoin Lightning Network work?

From payment channels and liquidity to routing, invoices and on-chain enforcement.

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