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Oct 5, 2026 · Beginner

Sats vs BTC: start thinking in smaller units

One bitcoin divides into 100 million satoshis. At today’s prices, $10 buys you tens of thousands of sats, and that framing changes everything about “it’s too expensive.”

Nobody needs a whole bitcoin to participate. Wallets, exchanges, and even this site’s converter all speak sats fluently. When someone says “I can’t afford Bitcoin,” what they usually mean is they haven’t met the satoshi yet.

Oct 3, 2026 · Stacker

What the halving countdown actually means

Roughly every four years, the new bitcoin paid to miners gets cut in half. The next one lands around 2028. Here’s why the schedule matters more than the event.

The halving doesn’t change anything about using Bitcoin. What it guarantees is predictability: everyone knows exactly how much new bitcoin will exist and when, decades in advance. No government currency can say the same.

Oct 1, 2026 · Beginner

5 wallet mistakes beginners make

Seed phrases on screenshots, “support” DMs, and the exchange-as-savings-account trap: the short list of things that actually lose people money.

The fix for nearly all of them is boring: write your seed phrase on paper, store it somewhere safe, never type it into a website, and move meaningful amounts off exchanges. Our How Bitcoin Works guide covers keys and wallets in full.

Sep 28, 2026 · Beginner

Bitcoin vs inflation: the 23% number, explained

Consumer prices have risen roughly 23% since 2020. What that means for your savings, and why Bitcoin’s fixed supply keeps coming up in the conversation.

Inflation is a slow leak in every dollar you hold. Bitcoin’s pitch is simple: 21 million units, no more, ever. Whether that makes it a good savings vehicle is for you to decide. Our Bitcoin vs Traditional Money guide lays out both sides.

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