What Is a #UTXO in Bitcoin?

Understand how #Bitcoin tracks ownership and enables secure transactions.

How would you explain a UTXO to a friend using your own words?

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A UTXO is half of a Bitcoin transaction that holds the ownership of some coins. It includes a lock placed by the sender (locking script), which says, "Only someone with the right key can spend this." When you want to spend it, you add an unlocking script that proves you have the correct key.