# What is Bitcoin According to Wikipedia, "Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries." \ \ The first cryptocurrency was Bitcoin, which was founded in 2009 and remains the best known today. Bitcoin is regarded as the father of all cryptocurrencies and has been dominating the crypto space, today it holds almost 40% of the total market value of all cryptocurrencies combined. {% embed url="" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://cryptokenzyy.gitbook.io/crypto_nft_guide/cryptocurrency/what-is-bitcoin.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.