Bitcoin Basics
How Bitcoin works, explained for finance teams: keys, transactions, fees, mining and the real risks.
Seven Bitcoin myths CFOs still hear
Seven Bitcoin myths CFOs still hear, from "it can be printed" to "it can't be audited", corrected with facts so finance teams can debate on solid ground.
Read →Bitcoin vs other digital assets: why treasuries focus on Bitcoin
Bitcoin vs other digital assets: why corporate treasuries focus on Bitcoin, from issuer risk and liquidity to custody, regulation and board governance.
Read →Can governments ban Bitcoin? What history shows
Can Bitcoin be banned? What past restrictions in China, India and elsewhere show, why the network kept running, and what it means for corporate holders.
Read →Can Bitcoin be hacked? Where the real risks sit
Can Bitcoin be hacked? Why the protocol has proved resilient, where losses really happen, and the controls a company holding Bitcoin should put in place.
Read →How Bitcoin network fees work and how to budget for them
How Bitcoin fees work: why fees depend on transaction size not value, what drives fee spikes, and how finance teams can budget for and control them.
Read →How mining secures the Bitcoin network
How Bitcoin mining secures the network: block production, difficulty adjustment, miner revenue and why attacking settled transactions is so costly.
Read →How Bitcoin transactions work, for finance teams
How Bitcoin transactions work, explained for finance teams: inputs, outputs, change, signatures, confirmations and the controls that prevent costly errors.
Read →Proof of work explained for CFOs
Proof of work explained for CFOs: why Bitcoin ties its ledger to real-world cost, how it compares with proof of stake, and how to answer energy questions.
Read →Public and private keys explained for companies
Public and private keys explained for companies: what each key does, how seed phrases and extended keys work, and why key control equals ownership.
Read →Quantum computing and Bitcoin: a risk assessment
Quantum computing and Bitcoin: which parts of the network a future quantum computer could threaten, how exposed corporate holdings are, what to monitor.
Read →What is a Bitcoin address? Address types and controls
What is a Bitcoin address? The main address types, how they differ on fees and compatibility, and the controls finance teams need before paying one.
Read →What is a Bitcoin node and should a company run one?
What is a Bitcoin node? How full nodes enforce the rules, what running one involves, and when a company holding Bitcoin should run its own node.
Read →What is a blockchain? The Bitcoin ledger explained
What is a blockchain? The Bitcoin ledger explained for finance teams: how blocks link, why history is hard to change and what it means for audit.
Read →What is a satoshi? Bitcoin's units and precision
What is a satoshi? Bitcoin's smallest unit explained for finance teams, with the precision, rounding and system settings needed to record it accurately.
Read →What is the Lightning Network? A treasury view
What is the Lightning Network? How Bitcoin's payment layer works, where it fits for businesses, and why it rarely suits core company treasury holdings.
Read →Who created Bitcoin, and why no one controls it
Who created Bitcoin? The story of Satoshi Nakamoto, how control passed to an open network, and why having no issuer matters to companies holding Bitcoin.
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