" When he inquires about what a bitcoin is, what can I provide for them to review? Is there a list of figures I can print out and use as my reference? Alternatively, should I point to an entry on a public ledger and say, "There! That shows my bitcoin history!"
You're truly indeed a newbie and have no idea about what bitcoin is, but it's also a pity for you to have toil the whole internet yet have nothing tangible to hold on to about having an understanding of what bitcoin is, let me provide you with an answer abit here, bitcoin is the first and only decentralized digital currency invented by Satoshi Nakamoto to help us have lesser cross boarder transactions fee, security, privacy trust and freedom in handling our finance, all that is needed is for you to either buy it, exchange it, mine it or be gifted and you choose a desirable wallet to use in having your bitcoin onbthe blockchain, now since it's an acceptable digital currency you don't need na physical representation to convince people about it, it works by p2p network and that's the trust we had in it.