THE P2P NETWORK

It is a global distributed database, with additions to the database by consent of the majority...

~ Satoshi Nakamoto 2009-02-18

Global reachable Bitcoin Nodes distribution, June 2024

The result is a distributed system with no single point of failure. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly with each other, with the help of the P2P network to check for double-spending.

~ Satoshi Nakamoto 2009-02-11