Bitcoin is a so called Cryptocurrency, one of many, which are traded on stock markets worldwide like every other currency, but it isn´t actual money. It is virtual money. It is decentralized and doesn´t rely on basics of economy of one single country, which means that the stability of a Cryptocurrency is harder to disrupt by upheavals, economics or natural disasters.

Bitcoins, for example, were developed in 2009 and introduced to the stock market in 2013 at a value of 102,95€ per coin. It was made aware of by the press in Summer 2017 , having reached an unbelievable value of over 5,000€ per coin. Today, January 2018 the Bitcoin sits at nearly 9,000€ , with a tendency to rise even further. It had reached almost 17,000€ just before Christmas.