On August 18, 2008, the domain BItcoin.org was registered, followed by a link to a paper titled, Bitcoin. It was authored under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, who’s identity has yet to be revealed, The idea, a secure, open source, peer to peer, electronic payment system. All you need is an internet connection and you can own bitcoin. It exists on a decentralized blockchain network, or a global system of computers. Each transaction is independently verified and recorded on a ledger that simultaneously exists on each computer in the blockchain network. This decentralized system makes it virtually impossible for any government, company or entity to remove or alter the ledger. Although still relatively new to the world, Bitcoin has sparked a technological revolution that could forever alter the global financial system.