{"id":2778,"date":"2024-10-22T08:45:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T08:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/?p=2778"},"modified":"2024-10-22T08:45:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T08:45:31","slug":"what-is-the-bitcoin-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/what-is-the-bitcoin-network\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la red Bitcoin?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bitcoin network is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the words of the Bitcoin God himself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cA purely peer-to-peer<\/strong> version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

En Bitcoin network<\/strong> is made up of computers running the Bitcoin software<\/strong> (also known as a Bitcoin client<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The software running is what makes the whole thing work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bitcoin<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Any computer on the Bitcoin network can \u201ctalk\u201d with each other directly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is different from a client-server network where every computer on the network must first go through a central server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the real world, P2P networks don\u2019t look as pretty and organized as above. Not every computer can connect directly with each other because\u2026.the world is too big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let\u2019s keep it real\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Real-World<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since there is no central server in a P2P network, it is a descentralizado<\/strong> network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centralized vs. Decentralized Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A decentralized network consists of \u201cpeers\u201d that can run independientemente<\/em> of each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Centralized<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why does this matter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two main reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. No Central Point of Failure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Central<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If one computer goes down, the network continues to run<\/strong> like it never existed. This is different from a centralized network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a centralized network configuration, like the client-server network, if the central server goes down, el entire<\/em> network goes down with it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that the Bitcoin network can not be shut down<\/strong>. Because there is no \u201cserver\u201d to take down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each computer on the Bitcoin network is independent<\/strong>. If one fails, the network will still run successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Decentralized Consensus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Dencentralized<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When using electronic money to make a payment, like with a bank transfer from your checking account, your transaction has to go through a trusted \u201cmiddleman\u201d or third party to settle the transaction by deducting funds from one account and adding them to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this middleman settles the transaction, then the transaction is considered valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I transferred you some money, you and I agree<\/em> the money has actually transferred from my account to yours because we relied on a trusted intermediary or central authority<\/strong>\u2026..the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in this case, \u201cconsensus\u201d on whether the transaction is valid requires centralization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin is different. It uses decentralized consensus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea is that instead of relying on an intermediary, ALL the computers on the Bitcoin network have to come to an agreement by \u201cconsensus<\/strong>\u201d on which transactions are valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, the middleman is replaced by a network of computers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW <\/em>all of these computers actually come to a consensus will be explained in a later lesson.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bitcoin network is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. From the words of the Bitcoin God himself: \u201cA purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.\u201d The Bitcoin network is made up of computers running the Bitcoin software (also known as a Bitcoin client). The software running […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beginners-guide-to-the-bitcoin-network","category-learn-crypto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2779,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778\/revisions\/2779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}