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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Medley Global Advisors Exec on BTC Price Outlook As CPI Jumps 8.5% in March

Medley Global Advisors’ Ben Emons discusses BTC price action as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reaches a 40-year high of 8.5%. Emons explains bitcoin’s connection to inflation and the idea of “digital inflation,” noting the economic impact of rising gas prices.

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Bitcoin Held by Funds Drops Over $240M Ahead of CPI Release

A ByteTree Chart shows the number of coins held by U.S. and Canadian closed-ended funds, and Canadian and European ETFs have dropped by almost 5,800 BTC, worth $243 million, ahead of the CPI release.

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Opinião

Bitcoin e a inflação perversa de hoje compartilham um ancestral comum

Em 2010, o heterodoxo membro do Fed, Thomas Hoenig, manifestou-se contra a Política monetária experimental do banco central.

Current and former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Presidents Esther L. George and Thomas M. Hoenig (Wikimedia Commons)

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Inflation Reaches 40-Year High of 8.5%, Can Crypto Help?

The inflation rate in the U.S. have yet again reached a 40-year high of 8.5% amid geopolitical uncertainty. “The Hash” group discusses whether or not bitcoin can be used as an inflation hedge and its steady price action following the Consumer Price Index (CPI) announcement.

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US Inflation Surges to New 40-Year High, What That Means for Crypto

GSR Markets’ Benoit Bosc discusses the current state of the crypto markets as the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 8.5%, hitting a new 40-year high. Meanwhile, bitcoin and other digital assets are trading down.

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Mercados

Envolvimento do mercado: Liquidação de Bitcoin se aprofunda à medida que a correlação com os estoques aumenta

O BTC caiu 40% em relação ao pico de novembro, em comparação com uma queda de 16% no Nasdaq 100 no mesmo período.

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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BTC Approaching $37-$40K Support Following Bitcoin 2022 Conference

Arca’s David Nage discusses his take on why BTC is approaching a support zone of only $37-$40K amid the excitement of the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami and the Luna Foundation Guard’s ongoing BTC purchasing spree. Nage tells why bitcoin is a “supply and demand asset,” noting possible sell-offs as investors prepare their taxes.

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