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Understanding Bitcoin, Coins, and the Crypto Market Mechanics The story of bitcoin begins with digital scarcity and a public ledger called the blockchain. Every transaction is broadcast to a network of nodes and secured by miners, creating a tamper-resistant history that underpins trustless value transfer. The supply is capped at 21 million, and programmed “halvings” reduce new issuance over time, a feature many point to when explaining why bitcoin behaves like a digital version of hard money. This scarcity, combined with open market price discovery, explains the pronounced volatility: narratives, liquidity, and macro cycles all push and pull prices in a way that is unlike conventional assets. In broader crypto, “coins” usually refer to native assets of their ...