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Do note that there may still be solutions for some of these situations within the Bitcoin ecosystem. For example, payment channels are rapidly addressing questions of liquidity and payment finality.
## Summary: Introducing Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer system that allows for the transfer of funds through transactions that are locked with puzzles. These puzzles are dependent upon public-key cryptography. When you generalize the ideas behind Bitcoin, you get blockchains, a technology that's currently growing and innovating.
## What's Next?
Continue "Preparing for Bitcoin" with [§2.0: Setting Up a Bitcoin-Core VPS](02_0_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS.md).
Continue "Preparing for Bitcoin" with [§2.0: Setting Up a Bitcoin-Core VPS](02_0_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS.md).