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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



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Pro-Bitcoin California Congressional Candidate: BTC is a ‘Way For Economic Justice,’ Lightning Network ‘is the Future’

Aarika Rhodes, U.S. congressional candidate for California’s 32nd District seeking to unseat Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), explains bitcoin as “a way for economic justice.” “Do I love the Lightning Network? Absolutely, I think it is the future,” Rhodes said.

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Азия-первопроходец: Курсы криптовалют в основном заканчиваются в минусе

Bitcoin вначале упал, но к концу торгового дня в США восстановился; эфир немного падает.

Most major cryptocurrencies were in the red. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

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JPMorgan Asset Management Chief Slams Bitcoin in ‘Maltese Falcoin’ Report

In his 30-page investigation that riffs on the 1941 film “The Maltese Falcon,” Michael Cembalest, J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management’s chairman of market and investment strategy, slams blockchain and crypto to say bitcoin’s lofty valuations are the “stuff that dreams are made of.”

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Stacks Co-Founder on Launching ‘Trust Machines’ to Open Up to Web 3

Trust Machines, co-founded by Stacks founder Muneeb Ali, has raised $150 million in funding for expanding Bitcoin as a platform for Web 3 applications. Ali shares insights into the launch of Trust Machines and the implications for the future of Bitcoin’s infrastructure.

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