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ARTICLE Jun 30, 2026
Welcome to learnbitcoin.club
Why I built this site and what you can expect here.
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Florian
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About

Hey, I'm your guide.

For years I ran the classic crypto gauntlet: altcoins, DeFi, the profits and the losses, all of it. I went deep into DeFi and learned how most of this stuff actually works under the hood.

And after all that noise, I landed where a lot of people eventually do: the realization that Bitcoin is the one thing that actually holds value, more than anything else out there.

Today I teach Bitcoin to a large German community, and I built this site to give beginners the calm, honest starting point I wish I'd had.

Florian · Bitcoin teacher
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Bitcoin words, in plain English.

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01 Blockchain +
A shared notebook that records every Bitcoin payment ever made. Thousands of computers around the world keep their own copy, so nobody can fake it or quietly change it. Imagine a Google Doc that everyone can read but no single person can edit or delete. Every ten minutes a new page is added with the latest payments, and once a page is written, it stays there forever. That is what makes Bitcoin trustworthy: no company or government controls the notebook.
02 Private key +
A secret password that controls your Bitcoin. Anyone who has it can spend your coins, so you keep it private and never share it. Think of it like the PIN to your bank account, except there is no bank you can call to reset it. If you lose it, your Bitcoin is gone forever. That is why people write it down carefully and store it somewhere safe. No legitimate person or service will ever ask you for your private key.
03 Wallet +
An app on your phone or computer, or a small physical device, that holds your keys and lets you send and receive Bitcoin. Think of it as a keychain for your money. The wallet itself does not actually store your Bitcoin. Your coins always live on the blockchain. The wallet just holds the keys that prove the coins are yours. There are many free wallet apps to choose from, and setting one up usually takes just a few minutes.
04 Satoshi (sat) +
The smallest piece of a Bitcoin, like a cent is to a euro. One Bitcoin equals 100 million sats, so you never have to buy a whole one. If Bitcoin costs 60,000 dollars, one sat costs a fraction of a cent. This makes it easy to buy just five or ten dollars worth. The unit is named after Satoshi Nakamoto, the person (or group) who invented Bitcoin. Many Bitcoiners prefer to count in sats because the numbers feel more natural than tiny decimals.
05 Halving +
Every four years or so, the amount of new Bitcoin created gets cut in half. This is baked into Bitcoin's code and cannot be changed by anyone. It is the reason there will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. No more can ever be printed. In traditional money, governments can print as much as they want, which makes each unit worth less over time. The halving is the opposite: it makes Bitcoin scarcer over time, which is one of the main reasons people see it as a store of value.
06 Node +
A computer that keeps a full copy of the blockchain and checks that every Bitcoin payment follows the rules. Running your own node means you verify everything yourself instead of trusting anyone else. You do not need a powerful computer to do it. A small, cheap device at home is enough. Most beginners do not need to run a node right away, but knowing it exists is important: it is what keeps Bitcoin truly decentralized, because no single company decides what is valid.
07 Cold storage +
Keeping your keys completely offline, like cash in a safe instead of your pocket. Hackers cannot reach what is not connected to the internet. The most common way to do this is with a hardware wallet. That is a small USB-like device that stores your keys and never exposes them to your computer. Cold storage is how most serious Bitcoiners protect larger amounts. For everyday spending you might keep a small amount in a phone wallet, but your savings stay cold and offline.
08 Self-custody +
Holding your own Bitcoin yourself instead of leaving it on an exchange or app. If you hold the keys, the coins are truly yours. Nobody can freeze, seize, or lose them for you. When you keep Bitcoin on an exchange, you are trusting that company to hold it safely, and history has shown that exchanges can get hacked or go bankrupt. Self-custody means you take responsibility, but you also get full control. It is one of Bitcoin's most powerful features: being your own bank.
09 HODL +
Slang for holding your Bitcoin through the ups and downs instead of panic-selling when the price drops. It started as a typo of "hold" in a famous 2013 forum post and became a rallying cry in the community. The idea behind it is simple: Bitcoin's price can swing wildly in the short term, but over longer periods it has historically gone up. HODLers believe that trying to time the market usually loses money, so they just buy and hold for years. It is not financial advice, just a mindset many Bitcoiners share.