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Example: convert 15 Bitcoin to United States Dollar:15 Bitcoin = 15 × 104417.63881229 United States Dollar = 1566264.5821843 United States Dollar MicroStrategy, which famously converted most of its treasury into bitcoin under the guidance of CEO Michael Saylor, currently holds more than 152,000 BTC valued at about $4.6 billion. It is followed by blockchain technology provider Block.one, which reportedly holds 140,000 BTC similarly worth upwards of $4 billion. Bitcoin is the world’s first cryptocurrency designed to operate decentralized over a blockchain. Unlike traditional currencies, it can be used as a store of value and for making digital payments without a central authority like a bank or a financial institution. The symbol BTC in the market represents Bitcoin.  The technology is not without risks. Facebook plans to issue its own cryptocurrency called Diem intended to make digital payments easier. Unlike Bitcoin, Diem would be fully backed by reserves of U.S. dollars or other major currencies, ensuring stable value. But, as with its other ostensibly high-minded initiatives, Facebook can hardly be trusted to put the public’s welfare above its own. The prospect of multinational corporations one day issuing their own unbacked cryptocurrencies worldwide is deeply disquieting. Such currencies won’t threaten the U.S. dollar, but could wipe out the currencies of smaller and less developed countries.