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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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Bitcoin Fees Spike to 2-Year High as Ordinals Bonanza Gives Windfall Profit to BTC Miners
Share prices of publicly listed bitcoin mining companies are "on fire" thanks to high transaction fees, one analyst said.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Struggles to Gain Momentum; FTX Files Plan to End Bankruptcy
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 18, 2023.
Bitcoin Hovers Over $41K as Memecoin, Ordinals Frenzy Clogs up Blockchains
Longs continue to get liquidated as the price of bitcoin and other major digital assets gyrate.
Bitcoin at Risk of Snapping Historic Winning Streak, but 'Perfect Storm' Brews for a Strong 2024
Market participants expect interest rates to fall "aggressively" in the U.S., U.K. and Europe for the next couple of years, which is more beneficial for risky assets, OANDA's Craig Erlam said in an interview with CoinDesk TV.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Ends the Week in Muted Mood
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 15, 2023.
'Bitcoin NFT' Hysteria Comes to Sotheby's as Super-Mario-Style Mushroom Character Tops $200K
In the historic auction house's first-ever sale of the Ordinals inscriptions known as "NFTs on Bitcoin," a batch of three pixelated images from a mushroom-themed collection drew about $450,000, or roughly five times the highest estimates.
