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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Tecnologia

A empresa de análise de dados Lightning Amboss lança o novo índice 'Liner' para o rendimento do Bitcoin

A empresa diz que o novo índice chamado Lightning Network Rate (Liner) pode ser como a versão do Bitcoin da London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), uma taxa de referência global para empréstimos. O Liner complementa o Magma, o mercado de liquidez Lightning lançado pela Amboss no ano passado.

The Lightning Network Rate (Liner) is pitched as a way of monitoring market demand for liquidity on the Bitcoin layer 2 network. (Jonathan Kitchen / Getty Images)

Finanças

Bitcoin obteve grandes lucros em maio: Goldman Sachs

A quantidade de Bitcoin mantida nas bolsas caiu 12%, enquanto a oferta de éter teve um ligeiro ganho, disse o relatório.

Profit gauge (Shutterstock)

Mercados

Pioneiro na Ásia: Por que o Bitcoin caiu para US$ 25,4 mil? Processo da SEC contra Binance abala os Mercados de Cripto

TAMBÉM: O token stETH do Lido se tornou o sétimo maior token em valor de mercado, logo à frente do Cardano e logo atrás do XRP, de acordo com dados da CoinGecko.

Bitcoin daily chart (CoinDesk)