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There are many ways to think about bitcoin — as a blockchain, a ledger, digital gold, or anonymized digital cash. But it’s so much greater than that: it’s a digital, financial and cultural revolution. By decentralizing record keeping, it ensures secure, anonymous financial transactions in what has become a centralized, public world. It’s an exciting new Wild West, full of speculation, quick fortunes, audacious robbery, and sometimes devastating losses.