Bitcoin had a strong start in 2024, reaching an all-time high in January following interest rate cuts and the federal ...

When you buy bitcoin, you are effectively buying a password to a unique coin, Bogart says. Each bitcoin is a combination of a public and private key, similar to a username and password.

It’s not a tangible thing you can hold in your hand — if you own bitcoin, you store it in a digital wallet protected by a long password that you can never lose, lest you end up like one of the ...