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No. Bitcoin Core is software that participates in the chain’s network. They are responsible for maintaining the chain, broadcasting transactions along other roles. Everyone and anyone can run one and is encouraged to do so.

“Owning” bitcoin means that you have the keys over some amount of bitcoin. This might be on lightning or the main chain itself. You don’t have to run a node to use bitcoin, and the nodes cannot take your bitcoin. They only maintain the list of whose bitcoin belongs to who, effectively.

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peterzander 2y ago

Mainchain?which of these chain is the mainchain?

bitcoinexplorer.com

mempool.space

blockchain.info

coin.cz

live.blockcypher.com

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azz 2y ago

These all support looking at the bitcoin main chain. I recommend mempool.space and blockstream.info.

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