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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Bitcoin Miners Cipher, CleanSpark and MARA Upgraded at JPMorgan

The bank updated estimates for a number of mining stocks in its coverage following third quarter results and recent gains in bitcoin and the hashrate.

Bitcoin miners (Shutterstock)

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Derive Protocol Crosses $100M in Value Locked as Bitcoin Whales Make Waves in Options Trading

Record activity in Derive's onchain options market is consistent with the broad-based demand for derivatives tied to all things crypto

Stablecoin inflows have stalled ahead of the CPI report.(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Crypto Crumbles in Broad Selloff Led 20% Declines Across Numerous Altcoins

Bitcoin was an outperformer, but still lower by 5% over the past 24 hours to just above $95,000.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

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November Was a 'Monumental' Month for the Crypto Market, JPMorgan Says

Total crypto market cap jumped 45% in November, in the best monthly return to-date, the report said.

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Regulación

El Salvador to Change Bitcoin Law as Part of New IMF Deal: FT

Salvadoran merchants reportedly will no longer be compelled to accept bitcoin as a means of payment anymore.

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

Finanzas

MicroStrategy Makes Another Large Bitcoin Purchase, Buying 21,550 BTC for $2.1B

This latest buying spree brought the company's total holdings to 423,650 tokens worth nearly $42 billion.

Michael Saylor at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee

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Gauging Bitcoin, XRP Resistance Levels After Record Price Rallies

As cryptocurrencies enter price-discovery mode, options market activity can help traders identify potential resistance levels.

Distribution of open interest in BTC options on Deribit. (Deribit Metrics)

Nuevas análisis

Did Hawk Tuah Crypto Debacle Eclipse Bitcoin's $100K Moment?

BTC's big milestone captured global headlines. So why were my friends more interested in Hawk Tuah coin?

Hawk Tuah meme star Haliey Welch broke through in a way BTC at $100,000 did not

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U.S. Added 227K Jobs in November, Topping Estimates for 200K

Friday morning's jobs report is one of the last pieces of key economic data the Fed will see prior to its mid-December interest-rate decision.

United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C (ElevenPhotographs/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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U.S. Ether ETFs Post Record Inflows, Bitcoin ETFs Add Most in Two Weeks

The investment interest comes after ether added about 60% in a month.

Photo of bundles of dollars

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