New to Bitcoin? Start here
Updated October 4, 2026
Five stops across the three sites, in order. Take them in one sitting or one at a time.
Sats are small units of bitcoin. One bitcoin contains 100 million sats.
Each stop opens on the site it belongs to. SatSites Home, at the top of every page, brings you back to SatSites.
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Stop 1 of 5 Facts explains
Get five plain answers
Five short answers for a first look at Bitcoin: what a sat is, whether you need a whole coin, what a wallet holds, the price, and the rules.
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Stop 2 of 5 Stats illustrates
See your own money in sats
Convert money in 30 currencies to sats and bitcoin, or sats back to money. Prices are checked hourly, with the latest timestamp shown.
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Stop 3 of 5 Stats illustrates
See what a dollar bought over time
See how many sats one US dollar bought each day since 2011, using the average bitcoin price. Read the chart and explore its source data.
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Stop 4 of 5 Facts explains
Learn what a wallet holds
A bitcoin wallet manages the keys that let you spend bitcoin. Understand addresses, recovery backups, and the difference between custody options.
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Stop 5 of 5 Acts guides the next step
Take one small step, when you are ready
Your first 100,000 sats in twelve acts
Twelve practical steps to buy your first sats, protect your accounts, set up a wallet, earn rewards, make a payment, and keep records.
Where to go next
- Explore by topicExplanations, charts, and guides from the three sites, grouped by subject.
- About SatSitesWhy SatSites exists and who it is for.