he Bitcoin network is often talked about but never really broken down into it’s smaller parts. The network itself is a stage with multiple pieces working in tandem that make up the larger network as a whole. This article will give the reader a cursory overview of these individual pieces,

Introduction hat is Bitcoin? Wikipedia defines bitcoin as: [Bitcoin is] a form of electronic cash. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator. It’s a very simple statement. You might read this quickly and not really grasp what it means in a larger sense. The important stuff is in