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 Holds $28K as Stocks Buckle Under Interest Rate Concerns

Also, there's a growing consensus that SEC approval of a spot bitcoin ETF is surely in the cards.

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Lightning Labs Rolls Out 'Taproot Assets,' to Make Bitcoin 'Multi-Asset' Network

Taproot Assets will give developers "the tools needed to make Bitcoin a multi-asset network, but in a scalable manner," according to Lightning Labs.

Binance sets up lightning network nodes (Leon Contreras/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Financial Services Firm Unchained Looks to Attract Wealthy Clients With New Advisory Service

Sound Advisory will offer a network of "bitcoin-competent" financial planners to help HNWIs build distribution and utilization strategies and address potential tax and inheritance issues.

Unchained Capital co-founders Dhruv Bansal (left) and Joe Kelly (Unchained)

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Bitcoin 'Bollinger Bandwidth' Signals Wild Price Swings Ahead

The widely-tracked technical analysis gauge recently tanked to levels that have historically presaged a return of volatility to the crypto market.

(Gustavo Rezende/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: GBTC Discount Continues to Narrow; Reddit’s Crypto Tokens Plummet

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 18, 2023.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Nears $29K as Fidelity ETF Amendment Bumps Bullish Sentiment

Some analysts said the amendments show the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is holding active discussions with related parties.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Ether Could Continue to Underperform Bitcoin as U.S. Bond Market 'Dis-Inversion' Resumes

The spread between yields on 10-year and three-month Treasury notes has resumed the recovery toward zero. Ether has a strong inverse correlation with the yield spread than bitcoin.

El mercado bajista y la caída en el volumen de trading pesan sobre Coinbase. (Olen Gandy, Unsplash)

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Coinbase Trading Volume Slows Further as Crypto Winter Continues: Berenberg

Political headwinds could blunt the impact of the crypto exchange’s ramped-up lobbying efforts, the report said.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

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Bitcoin Beats Rest of Crypto Market as Ether, DeFi Tokens Struggle

Bitcoin's market share of all cryptocurrencies rises to highest since April 2021.

BTC price on Oct. 17 (CoinDesk)

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