Banks have “bankers’ hours.” They close at 5 PM. They close on weekends. They close on holidays. The bitcoin 24/7 network never closes.
It has been running without interruption since 2009.
If you want to send a billion dollars at 3 AM on Christmas morning, Bitcoin will process it.
If you need to check your balance during a national holiday, the network is there.
Money shouldn’t have opening hours. The internet doesn’t turn off at night, so why should your money?
This reliability is crucial. In a financial crisis, banks often shut their doors to prevent people from withdrawing cash (it happened in Greece and Lebanon). Bitcoin has no doors to shut.
The bitcoin 24/7 uptime guarantees that you always have access to your wealth, no matter what day it is or what crisis is happening in the world.
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