In late 2021, an unknown person or group launched an anonymous online ledger called the Bitcoin ledger. Launched by its anonymous inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin quickly recorded secure transactions on a highly secured, decentralised Blockchain-a public network of servers maintained by a network of participants.

The total crypto market cap added $168 billion to its value for the last seven-days and now stands at $2,106 billion. The top 10 coins were mostly in green for the same time period with Polkadot (DOT) being the only exception with its 7.1 percent of price decrease. Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading at $60,739,