100% Unmatched Reliability
Bitcoin has been alive, unstoppable, and running globally for over 16 years—without a single second of downtime.
01. What Is Uptime and Why It Matters
Uptime refers to the percentage of time a system is operational and available.
In the digital world, systems crash, servers fail, banks go offline. Even large platforms like Visa, Facebook, and major online banks experience frequent outages.
In contrast, Bitcoin has run non-stop since January 3, 2009—settling trillions in value with zero interruptions.
That level of reliability is unheard of in the history of financial networks.
02. The Power of Decentralisation
Bitcoin’s unmatched uptime is not accidental—it’s by design.
Because Bitcoin is decentralised, it runs on tens of thousands of nodes distributed globally.
There is no central server to crash, no office to raid, and no CEO to arrest. Even if some parts of the network go offline, Bitcoin continues running without disruption.
This decentralised structure makes it censorship-resistant, fault-tolerant, and global by default.
03. How It Compares to Traditional Finance
Traditional financial systems are centralised and fragile. Banks close on weekends.
SWIFT payments can take days. Credit card networks experience outages. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is online 24/7/365, enabling permissionless transactions, anywhere in the world, anytime.
Bitcoin doesn’t take holidays. It doesn’t crash under pressure. And it has never needed a bailout.
04. Why This Matters for the Future
As trust in legacy systems declines, uptime becomes more than a technical feature—it becomes a promise of resilience, sovereignty, and independence.
Bitcoin’s perfect uptime is a signal of strength in a world of collapsing trust.
If you’re going to build your future on a financial foundation, shouldn’t it be the one that’s never failed?
05. Trust the Code, Not the Middlemen
Bitcoin’s reliability doesn’t come from institutions, politicians, or customer support desks—it comes from open-source code, cryptographic consensus, and a global network of voluntary participants.
No one needs to “trust” Bitcoin in the traditional sense, because it’s verifiable, auditable, and self-enforcing.
There’s no single point of failure, no central switch to flip, and no bailout button to press. In a world where traditional systems fail behind closed doors, Bitcoin thrives in the open—transparent, predictable, and unbreakable.