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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CleanSpark CEO: Crypto Mining and ESG Are Match Made in Heaven

CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford addresses the often talked about ESG concerns of bitcoin mining, highlighting the use of renewable energy as a way to shift the narrative. Plus, insights on how China’s crypto mining ban affected the industry's carbon footprint. 

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Acorns Exec on Adding Bitcoin Exposure Option

Acorns Chief Investment Officer Seth Wunder discusses the normalization of cryptocurrency as their investment platform launches a new feature allowing customers to add bitcoin to their portfolios. Plus, a conversation about how Luna’s alleged plans to offer a BTC-reserved stablecoin could impact the crypto markets. 

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How Luna’s Plan to Buy $3B Worth of BTC Is Affecting the Market

As rumors circulate of the Luna Foundation Guard’s plan for a new BTC-backed UST stablecoin, Christine Lee presents on-chain data showing that $125 million worth of tether was moved out of a Gnosis safe address, along with another similar transaction to a Binance account. Lee discusses how Terraform Labs Co-founder Do Kwon’s plan to eventually purchase $10 billion in BTC could impact the crypto markets.

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BlackRock to Offer Crypto Services

In a recent letter to shareholders, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink disclosed that the asset manager is exploring digital currency services for clients as the war in Ukraine pushes some countries to reassess fiat currency dependencies. “The Hash” hosts discuss the increasing institutionalization of bitcoin.

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Perché il dibattito sul mining Bitcoin è così disfunzionale

La specializzazione è necessaria, ma i bitcoiner e i miner devono Imparare ad ascoltarsi a vicenda, afferma Will Foxley, direttore dei contenuti di Compass Mining.

(Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

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Perché il dibattito sul mining Bitcoin è così disfunzionale

La specializzazione è necessaria, ma bitcoiner e miner devono Imparare ad ascoltarsi a vicenda, afferma Will Foxley, direttore dei contenuti di Compass Mining.

(Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Breaks $43K Despite Powell's Call for New Regulations on Crypto

Marc Lopresti, The Strategic Funds' managing director, discusses the recent upswing in the crypto markets amid Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statements on a digital dollar and Terra Luna’s purchase of $125 million worth of bitcoin. Plus, a conversation about investor interest in various altcoins like Solana, AVAX, and ether, and traditional finance’s ongoing effort to enter the DeFi space.

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Cosa significa adottare davvero Bitcoin?

Il livello di adozione reale di Bitcoin è molto più basso di quanto molti pensino, e ciò significa che il suo potenziale rialzo è molto più alto.

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Bitcoin è molto più di una nuova forma di denaro

Bitcoin è un ecosistema finanziario complesso con una propria valuta e indipendente dalle piattaforme finanziarie tradizionali.

"Oracle" projects like Pyth and Chainlink help to feed real-world data – such as asset prices – onto blockchain-based protocols and applications. (Unsplash)