 TITLE: What Is Bitcoin and How Does It Work? CONTENT: Should I Buy Bitcoin?\n---------------------\nIn addition to earning Bitcoin from mining, you can buy and sell it online. But before you do, consider why you want to own it and the risk involved.\nYou can use Bitcoin to send a payment to someone else, and some companies accept it as a form of payment. However, Bitcoin's volatile price doesn't make it an ideal currency for day-to-day transactions. After all, you don't want to spend $1,000 worth of Bitcoin on a new computer to find out the same amount of Bitcoin is worth $3,000 a few weeks later.\nInstead, many people view the cryptocurrency as a store of value, similar to gold. While you can't pay for most purchases with gold, you may want to buy gold because you think it will be worth more later.\nPeople have made money buying Bitcoin as an investment. However, as with other investments, there are risks, and people have also lost lots of money selling their Bitcoins for less than they bought them for. Others lost their entire investment when the platform they used to purchase their Bitcoin was hacked, and unfortunately there was no way to track down the hackers or get their investment back. Keep the high level of risk in mind as you consider whether to buy. END