# Bitcoin Network [[Bitcoin (blockchain)]] [[Bitcoin Protocol]] [[bitcoin (BTC)]] 1. The Bitcoin network is a [[Peer-to-Peer (P2P)]], [[Decentralized|decentralized network]] that allows users to send units of value to each other without any intermediary or bank. The term “[[Bitcoin (blockchain)]]” with a capital B denotes the network, while the term "[[bitcoin (BTC)|bitcoin]]" with a lower case B denotes the network's native [[Crypto (cryptocurrency)|cryptocurrency]].