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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Hut8 CEO on Bitcoin Mining, ESG Concerns, Spot ETF

Hut8 CEO Jaime Leverton discusses her firm’s competitive edge in the crypto mining industry and addresses the environmental concerns of proof-of-work consensus mechanisms. Plus, what a spot bitcoin ETF could mean for U.S. markets.

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Genesis CEO on Bank and Investor Sentiment Toward Bitcoin

Genesis CEO Michael Moro shares his bitcoin price analysis, noting a long-term bullish sentiment among investors despite a recent decrease in trading volume. Plus, his take on the Central African Republic’s decision to adopt bitcoin as legal tender and the attitude of major banks toward BTC. 

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BTC Swings Upward, Faces Resistance at $43K

Bitcoin turned upwards after five days of wayward performance, remaining in a tight trading range with support at $37,000 and initial resistance at $43,000. Plus, current market sentiment among buyers and analysts as “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee presents the “Chart of the Day.”

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A empresa de Cripto que está ajudando na adoção do Bitcoin em El Salvador

A Athena Bitcoin, sediada em Chicago, implantou caixas eletrônicos de Bitcoin em El Salvador uma semana após o governo legalizar o Bitcoin como moeda legal. Apesar dos problemas de implementação, a empresa continua otimista com o projeto. Este artigo faz parte da Semana de Pagamentos da CoinDesk.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - NOVEMBER 22: A shoe shiner works outside a shop that accepts Bitcoin for payment on November 22, 2021 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Merchants in El Salvador slowly adopt Bitcoin as a means for payments after more than 2 months of the cryptocurrency being approved as legal tender by the Legislative Assembly (Photo by Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

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Singapore’s Responsible Crypto Aim; Okay Bears Storm the Charts

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits all-time high. MAS says Singapore wants to position itself as a “responsible crypto hub.” Okay Bears NFTs help Solana net $2 billion in sales. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Bitcoin Is Now Legal Tender in Central African Republic

CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the Central African Republic’s decision to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, following El Salvador as the second country to do so. De explains how currently the two nations’ economies are dependent on foreign powers, possibly driving them to digital assets as a means of self-sovereignty.

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Pioneiro nas Américas: Bitcoin atrai prêmio nos Mercados de ienes, picos de volatilidade cambial

Os últimos movimentos nos Mercados de Cripto no contexto de 28 de abril de 2022.

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