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.

DISCLOSURE: This text was written with the assistance of AI, then reviewed by a person



Vídeos

How THNDR Games Is Bring Play-to-Earn to Bitcoin

THNDR Games CEO & Co-founder Desiree Dickerson discusses building play-to-earn games like SATSSS and Thunder Bay on the Bitcoin blockchain using the layer 2 Lightning Network. Dickerson explains the emphasis on mobile gaming for mass adoption and why the company has seen sizable popularity in Central and South American markets. 

Recent Videos

Mercados

Resumo do mercado: Criptomoedas mistas enquanto a incerteza global persiste; Dogecoin sobe

O BTC ficou praticamente estável nas últimas 24 horas, em comparação com uma Rally de 26% no DOGE.

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

Política

Legisladores de Nova York avançam projeto de moratória de mineração para assembleia plena

O projeto de lei impediria novas licenças para operações de mineração com prova de trabalho em antigas usinas de energia por dois anos.

Cryptocurrency mining rigs sit on racks. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Layer 2

Apresentando a Semana de Pagamentos da CoinDesk

As Cripto podem cumprir sua promessa original? Da Lightning Network do Bitcoin a stablecoins, jogos e recompensas, as inovações dão esperança para o caso de uso de pagamentos.

(Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Mercados

Mas Exchanges, que volumes baixos você tem!

Embora o preço do bitcoin seja limitado e os volumes de troca de Cripto estejam em níveis mínimos anuais, não há motivo para preocupação... ainda.

(Alf van Beem/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinião

Chamando o sexismo em Bitcoin, Cripto

A Cripto é para todos.

"Martha Scolding Her Vain Sister Mary Magdalene" (Elisabetta Sirani/Smithsonian American Art Museum, modified by CoinDesk)

Vídeos

Bitcoin Price Eyes 200-Day Simple Moving Average

The Strategic Funds Managing Director Marc Lopresti provides his analysis on bitcoin's next move after a three-day price rally. Lopresti also explains why his firm is bullish on altcoins like Avalanche and Solana. Plus, a conversation about the continued growth of institutional interest in crypto, noting a rumored partnership between FTX and Goldman Sachs.

Recent Videos