Fundamentals

Transaction

A signed instruction that moves bitcoin from one set of addresses to another according to Bitcoin's rules.

Why it matters

Transactions are the basic way bitcoin changes control and are independently verified by nodes before entering the blockchain.

When you send bitcoin from your wallet, it creates and signs a transaction for the network to validate.

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