I've googled it before anyone posts that helpful suggestion, however all the articles, even the one from the BBC, seem to expect some level of pre knowledge.
I don't understand it, they use words like mine, but mine what, why do they need so many computers, how do you plug in computers (or hijack them) and make something that has value irl, and how do you make it have value irl.
Please if someone could explain in the most basic sense I would really appreciate it. The level I'm looking for is along the lines of Poppy and Sam in the Osborne books, bitcoin for dummies is probably too advanced.