How is Bitcoin kept secure?

 

The only way to not create money out of thin air or corrupt it, is to burn real energy. This is called Proof-Of-Work.

 

Today, bitcoin is the most secure computer network on the planet and it’s practically impossible to break it! The reason for that is hash power, the umbrella term used for the computing power that miners provide to the bitcoin network and similar cryptocurrency networks.

 

Due to the rapid growth of the ecosystem, mining operations today are mostly running with specialized high-performance computers that function most efficiently set up in large data centers.