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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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CoinDesk Research’s 2022 Annual Crypto Review
Even though 2022 was a bear market it was an eventful year for all facets of the crypto industry.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Eclipses $17K, Breaking Out of Three-Week Trading Range
Since mid-December, bitcoin had failed to finish a trading day (universal coordinated time or UTC basis) over $17,000, and now analysts wonder if the largest cryptocurrency has formed a market bottom after a horrendous 2022.
Crypto Markets Today: Huobi Tensions Sink Tron Token Price
ALSO: Bitcoin and ether traded up. Equities also rose after a strong U.S. jobs report.
Crypto Markets Analysis: Bitcoin Trades Flat for the Week; Ether Breaches Top Range of Technical Indicator
Ether shows early signs of momentum as prices push past the upper range of Bollinger Bands again.
Bitcoin Retakes $17K as Interest Rates Plunge Following Economic Reports
Friday morning's reports on job and wage growth suggested further slowing in the economy.
US Adds 223K Jobs in December, Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.5%
Bitcoin was steady in the immediate aftermath of the report at $16,750.
Case for Bitcoin Weakens as Global Stockpile of Sub-Zero Bond Yields Vanishes
Back in late 2020, analysts regularly cited the towering stockpile of negative-yielding debt as a source of bullish momentum for bitcoin.
Bitcoin, Ether Options Market See Mixed Flow Ahead of US Jobs Report
Some traders have been buying downside protection in bitcoin and ether, while others are building strategies that profit from a big move in either direction, experts told CoinDesk.
