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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How Bitcoin Benefits From Global Stresses

An asset that gains from disorder is surely worth having in one’s portfolio, says Jennifer Murphy, CEO of Runa Digital Assets.

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How the ‘Halving’ Could Impact Bitcoin

Bitcoin halvings have generally been good for the network. But price increases have decreased over time, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.

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Protocol Village: Sommelier Expands to Ethereum Layer-2s Via Axelar, Starting With Arbitrum

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14.

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Function 'OP_CAT' Dusted Off as Development Fervor Grows

Developers Ethan Heilman and Armin Sabouri view OP_CAT as a simple opcode that offers some of the general purpose functionality currently missing in Bitcoin

Armin Sabouri (left), one of the co-authors of the OP_CAT proposal; with Dan Gould, a Bitcoin developer; and co-author Ethan Heilman, in October at Chaincode Labs' Bitcoin Research Day, in New York. (Neha Narula)

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Crypto Stocks Advance Pre-Market as Bitcoin Tops $51K, Market Cap Hits 26-Month High

Total crypto market cap climbed to $2 trillion for the first time since April 2022.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

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Bitcoin Hits $52K, Regains $1T Market Cap; Genesis Cleared to Sell $1.3B GBTC Shares

Some traders are targeting the $64,000 level in the coming weeks as demand from spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund products grows.

Bitcoin price on Feb. 14 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Traders Target $64K as BlackRock ETF Nears $500M in Single-Day Inflow

Excluding Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust, the bitcoin exchange-traded funds have accumulated over $11 billion worth of BTC a month after going live.

Three arrows hit bullseye of a target (QuinceCreative/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021

While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low.

Bitcoin's futures open interest

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Risk Assets Like Bitcoin Are Defying Low Fed Rate Cut Expectations: Analyst

An interest rate cut isn't likely on the table, but risk assets are doing just fine

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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