> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://leadgewallet.gitbook.io/us/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://leadgewallet.gitbook.io/us/ledger-wallet.md). # Ledger Wallet#\# Ledger offers a range of hardware and app solutions to securely store, buy, swap, and manage your **Bitcoin** and other crypto assets. Learn how to get a **Bitcoin wallet,** choose a product, and use **Ledger** Live app to access … Bitcoin is the first successful form of digital money based on peer-to-peer technology that facilitates decentralized transactions whereby. No central bank or centralized authority is involved in the transaction and production of the Bitcoin currency. The Bitcoin network records transactions on a distributed ledger (blockchain) comprising multiple nodes (computers) globally.\ Bitcoin was created by an anonymous individual/group under the name, Satoshi Nakamoto. Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonymous cypherpunk, published the Bitcoin white paper on October 31, 2008. The source code is available publicly as an open-source project, anybody can look at it and be part of the developmental process. Following are some of Bitcoin’s important characteristics:\ – Scarce: Bitcoin is designed to have a finite supply of 21 million BTC ever created, thus making it an anti-inflationary financial asset.\ – Fungible: Bitcoin is a fungible asset such that every coin is identical and equivalent to another.\ – Divisible: Bitcoin’s divisibility follows from its fungibility. 1 BTC is thus divisible into satoshis (sats), up to eight decimal places (1 BTC = 100 million sats). Regarding Bitcoin mining, miners today are mining Bitcoin using ASIC chips dedicated to mining Bitcoin. Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 hashing algorithm with an average transaction confirmation time of 10 minutes. Bitcoin has inspired other alternative currencies such as Litecoin, Peercoin, Primecoin, and so on. A **hardware wallet** is a cryptocurrency **wallet** that helps you securely store the keys to your crypto offline. **Hardware wallets** keep your crypto protected thanks to a secure chip. …