Every UTXO tells a story. Most of them are tragedies.Satoshi Nakamoto (not really)
Unspent transaction outputs: a poetic name for all the money people forgot they had, lost, or wish they hadn't spent.
Bitcoin doesn't use account balances like a bank. Instead, it uses Unspent Transaction Outputs (UTXOs). Every Bitcoin transaction consumes previous outputs and creates new ones. Your wallet balance is actually the sum of all unspent outputs assigned to your addresses. This model provides strong privacy and enables efficient verification, but it means every Bitcoin has a traceable history embedded in the blockchain forever.
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