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

Primer movimiento en Asia: Bitcoin no ha tocado fondo, sugieren los datos; Ether y otras Altcoins caen en las operaciones del lunes

Un informe reciente de CryptoQuant, con sede en Corea del Sur, describe una serie de métricas de valoración de precios que muestran que Bitcoin se hunde hasta un mínimo de entre 14.500 y 10.000 dólares.

Bitcoin's price may not have bottomed out. (Sebastian Condrea/Getty Images)

Mercados

Resumen del mercado: Ether cae a pesar de la anticipación de fusión; Bitcoin sube mientras los inversores esperan datos de inflación

La segunda Criptomonedas más grande cayó en relación con Bitcoin tres días antes de la fusión programada.

ETH falls, but BTC climbs. (Thomas Höggren/Unsplash)

Vídeos

Brother of Fmr Coinbase Exec Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading; Conservative Party of Canada Elects Pro-Bitcoin Leader as Head

Bitcoin rallies above $22,000 as investors expect positivity from the upcoming U.S. CPI report. The trial between Hodlonaut and Craig Wright kicks off in Norway. Nikhil Wahi, brother of former Coinbase executive, pleads guilty to the first crypto insider trading case. The Conservative Party of Canada elects pro-bitcoin leader Pierre Poilievre as party head.

Recent Videos

Vídeos

Bitcoin Rally Continues While Ether Stays Steady Around $1,700

Bitcoin (BTC) rises above $22,000 ahead of the anticipated “Merge” while ether (ETH) lags behind. Observers claim the underperformance of ether stems from traders rotating money out of ether into bitcoin. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Mercados

Analistas advierten de caídas mientras las criptomonedas suben a la espera de los datos de inflación en EE. UU

El martes se publicarán los datos de la inflación de agosto en los Estados Unidos y algunos economistas esperan que muestre que el crecimiento de los precios disminuyó por segundo mes consecutivo.

Las principales criptomonedas aumentaron durante el fin de semana y los mercados de valores europeos y asiáticos subieron el lunes. (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Vídeos

Bitcoin Above $22K Ahead of Ethereum Merge; Will the ‘Flippening’ Eventually Happen?

ConsenSys Head Economist Lex Sokolin joins “First Mover” to discuss impacts of the Ethereum Merge on ether (ETH) price, and the significance of reducing energy consumption for future Web3 developments. Plus, his thoughts on whether ether will eventually flip bitcoin (BTC).

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Finanzas

'Wall Street' no necesita Bitcoin; Bitcoin no necesita "Wall Street"

... O cualquier otra institución para el caso.

(Sophie Backes, Unsplash)

Vídeos

Bitcoin Jumps Most in 6 Months as Investors Anticipate US CPI Report

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies bounced early Friday as traditional market investors shrugged off U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s pro-liquidity tightening stance. “The Hash” team discusses the macro environment and its impact on crypto.

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Mercados

Bitcoin registra el mayor aumento en 6 meses con la esperanza de un recorte de tasas para el 2023

ING espera que haya un recorte de tasas en junio de 2023 seguido de una mayor flexibilización en la segunda mitad del año.

Bitcoin se dispara 7% a medida que las expectativas de inflación disminuyen. (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)