Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the pioneer of blockchains and cryptocurrencies, introduced in a white paper released in 2008 by an apparently pseudonymous person or group of people known as Satoshi Nakamoto. The document described a peer-to-peer method of transferring money without the use of financial institutions. The cryptocurrency known as bitcoin or BTC debuted in 2009. Transactions are recorded on a public ledger (a blockchain) by entities known as miners who engage in process called proof-of-work. Miners are rewarded for doing that by getting newly minted bitcoin. Some proponents view BTC as an alternative to fiat currencies and a hedge against inflation. Bitcoin has inspired the creation of numerous other cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects.

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Mercados

Las ganancias de la apuesta de Bitcoin de Michael Saylor superan los $ 2 mil millones

MicroStrategy tenía casi 175.000 bitcoins en su tesorería a finales de noviembre.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Getty Images)

Vídeos

Bitcoin Extends Rally as $1B in BTC Withdrawals Suggests Bullish Mood

The case for a continued rally in bitcoin (BTC) has strengthened, with centralized exchanges recently witnessing a sizeable exodus of coins. Data from Glassnode shows just over 37,000 BTC, worth $1.4 billion, has been withdrawn from exchanges since Nov. 17 in a sign of investors taking direct custody of their coins. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Consensus Magazine

Lisa Neigut: Reinventando Lightning para reinventar Bitcoin

La desarrolladora de Blockstream ha estado trabajando en lo que ella llama "Lightning v2" desde 2019 y está listo para lanzarse a finales de año.

Lisa Neigut (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Casey Rodarmor: El artista del Bitcoin

Su "Teoría de los Ordinales", que permite la inscripción de datos en Bitcoin, generó una reacción negativa de los Bitcoiners, que dijeron que arruinaría la red. Pero Rodarmor sigue firme.

Casey Rodarmor, who shook up Bitcoin with Ordinals (Rhett Mankind)

Consensus Magazine

Casey Rodarmor: el artista de Bitcoin

Su "Teoría de los Ordinales", que permite la inscripción de datos en Bitcoin, generó una reacción violenta por parte de los Bitcoiners que dijeron que arruinaría la red. Pero Rodarmor no se inmuta.

Casey Rodarmor, who shook up Bitcoin with Ordinals (Rhett Mankind)

Mercados

Los comerciantes institucionales se dividen entre Bitcoin y Ether: Bybit Research

Las cifras del intercambio muestran que los comerciantes institucionales ignoraron en gran medida las criptomonedas alternativas en favor de activos percibidos como "seguros".

Institutional traders are more bullish on bitcoin than alternative cryptocurrencies. (Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

Mercados

El precio de Bitcoin sube a 41.000 dólares impulsado por 200 millones de dólares en liquidaciones cortas del fin de semana

La capitalización de mercado general ha aumentado un 3% en las últimas 24 horas hasta alcanzar un nivel visto anteriormente en abril de 2022.

(Adi Goldstein/Unsplash)