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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Markets

Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Have Sold 1M BTC Since September: Van Straten

Bitcoin is at the biggest discount to its record high since the U.S. election.

BTC: LTH Supply Change (Glassnode)

Markets

Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Record Withdrawals as CME Futures Premium Signals Weaker Demand

The exchange-traded funds lost a record $671.9 million as bitcoin extended post-Fed losses below $100,000.

Spot BTC ETFs. (Coinglass)

Markets

As Bitcoin's Post-Fed Price Dip Extends, This Key Contrary Indicator Offers Fresh Hope: Godbole

A key contrary indicator is flashing green offering hope to BTC bulls anticipating a renewed upswing into six figures.

MSTR's price chart hints at bottoming pattern. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

Markets

Could Bitcoin Become DeFi’s Collateral of Choice? Lombard Finance Says So

Lombard Finance aims to produce a yield-bearing bitcoin token, and potentially unleash a new wave of liquidity into the DeFi ecosystem.

Lombard Finance co-founder Jacob Philips. (Credit: Lombard Finance)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $96K While CoinDesk 20 Plunges 10% Amid Fed-Spurred Rout; SOL Surrenders Post-Election Rally

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish comments Wednesday on rate cuts have rattled investors across asset classes.

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index on Dec. 19 (CoinDesk)

Opinion

2025 Will Be the Year of Decentralization: 5 Predictions

Bitcoin and other decentralized technologies such as DePIN will really come into their own in 2025, forecasts the COO of Unstoppable Domains.

Crystal Ball, Prediction

Policy

El Salvador to Shut or Sell Chivo Crypto Wallet as Part of $3.5B IMF Deal

The country's concessions include that taxes must be paid in U.S. dollars, not bitcoin, and bitcoin acceptance will be made voluntary in the private sector.

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images).

Markets

VIX's Second-Largest Spike in History Indicates a Local Bottom for Bitcoin: Van Straten

The VIX jumped 74% yesterday after a 25bps rate cut and a hawkish outlook from Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

BTC: Price (Glassnode)

Markets

U.S. Listed Spot Bitcoin ETFs on the Verge of Surpassing Gold ETFs

U.S. spot-listed bitcoin ETFs currently have an AUM of $120 billion compared to gold's $125 billion.

(itti ratanakiranaworn/Shutterstock)

Markets

Hawkish Fed Has Bitcoin Market Feeling Most Fearful in 3 Months

Short-term BTC puts are in demand after hawkish Fed dented the bullish sentiment in risk assets.

BTC's call-put skews. (Deribit, Amberdata)

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