The Simple Truth

What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is money that no one can control, shut down, or counterfeit. It runs on a network of computers worldwide, following rules set in code — not by governments or banks.

Open – anyone can use it Borderless – send anywhere, anytime Finite – only 21 million will ever exist Censorship-resistant – no one can block you

Why Bitcoin Exists Before Bitcoin, all money was controlled by someone who could:

Freeze your account

Print more money to steal your savings

Decide who can send or receive

Bitcoin won’t fix this, it will replace this by breaking and removing all the fiat ties. You become your own bank. Your money, your rules. Bitcoin is a tool for individual sovereignty, not “crypto.” All “cryptos” are just fiat in disguise.

How Bitcoin Works

Nodes keep the ledger and enforce rules

Miners secure the network and process transactions

Every transaction is recorded publicly and cannot be changed

Run your own node, mine if you can — otherwise you rely on others’ rules.

Bitcoin as Money

Medium of Exchange – pay anyone, instantly, without banks

Store of Value – cannot be inflated away

Unit of Account – measure value in BTC/sats, not fiat

Seven Golden Truths

1. Bitcoin is not crypto – Bitcoin is the cure, crypto is the same disease
2. Bitcoin is priceless – price tags are for fiat thinkers
3. Bitcoin is not an investment – it’s money
4. Bitcoin won’t make you rich – it makes you free
5. Always self-custody – not your keys, not your Bitcoin
6. Avoid all shitcoins – if it’s not Bitcoin, it’s garbage
7. Spend your sats wisely

How to Use Bitcoin

Earn it – sell goods/services for sats

Spend it – support Bitcoin businesses and individuals

Secure it – use hardware wallets, hold your own keys

Verify it – run your own node

Contribute – mine, teach, and grow adoption

About the Author A Bitcoin educator and grassroots Bitcoin advocate dedicated to practical adoption in Malawi. As a member of the SN community, he volunteers with real Bitcoin projects in Malawi, teaches at Bitcoin Boma and Women of Satoshi, and contributes to Machankura 8333.MOBI. His mission is to spread Bitcoin knowledge as freedom money, free from the noise of all cryptos (shitcoins).

Bottom Line Bitcoin is freedom money. The rest is noise.

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