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

Bitcoin cae por debajo de línea de tendencia bajista, con soporte en $35.500

Las lecturas del gráfico diario y el de cuatro horas del índice de fuerza relativa indican el fin del rebote correctivo.

Gráficos diarios y de cuatro horas de bitcoin basados en los precios de Coinbase (TradingView)

Opinión

Bitcoin protege la Privacidad y lucha contra la opresión

Por otra parte, las monedas digitales de los bancos centrales son una forma de vigilancia financiera con esteroides. Este artículo de opinión forma parte de la Semana de la Privacidad de CoinDesk. Murtaza Hussain es periodista de seguridad nacional en The Intercept.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Vídeos

Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin, Altcoins to Become More Correlated With Traditional Financial Market Variables

In a report Thursday, Goldman Sachs said mainstream crypto adoption can raise valuations but also raise correlations with other financial market variables, reducing the diversification benefits of holding digital assets. “The Hash” hosts dig into the report, discussing whether bitcoin moves in sync with the traditional markets.

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Mercados

Cuatro cosas que deberías hacer en un mercado bajista de cripto

No es fácil mantener la tranquilidad mientras tus activos cripto registran pérdidas de dos dígitos. Pero no desesperes: sigue estos sencillos pasos y aprovecha al máximo esta oportunidad de caída de precios

Persona impactada detrás de una computadora portátil (Getty)

Vídeos

Amazon Marketplace Owners Can Now Be Bought Out in Crypto

Amazon Marketplace owners who sell their business to Elevate Brands will now have the option of being paid in crypto in partnership with Coinbase Prime. “The Hash” team discusses what this means for Amazon following the industry’s first institutional mergers and acquisitions (M&A) rollup offering bitcoin as a payout option.

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