Bitcoin

Bitcoin is de pionier van blockchains en cryptocurrencies, geïntroduceerd in een white paper uitgebracht in 2008 door een schijnbaar pseudoniem persoon of groep personen bekend als Satoshi Nakamoto. Het document beschreef een peer-to-peer methode voor het overmaken van geld zonder gebruik te maken van financiële instellingen. De cryptocurrency bekend als bitcoin of BTC debuteerde in 2009. Transacties worden vastgelegd op een openbaar grootboek (een blockchain) door entiteiten bekend als miners die deelnemen aan een proces genaamd proof-of-work. Mijnwerkers worden hiervoor beloond met nieuw geminte bitcoin. Sommige voorstanders zien BTC als een alternatief voor fiatvaluta's en als een bescherming tegen inflatie. Bitcoin heeft de creatie van talrijke andere cryptocurrencies en blockchainprojecten geïnspireerd.

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Unstoppable Domains CEO on Bitcoin’s Outlook After September Doldrums

Matthew Gould, CEO of blockchain domain name provider Unstoppable Domains, discusses his reading of the trend of September doldrums in the crypto markets and his “still very bullish” outlook for bitcoin. Plus, his reactions to Facebook’s major outage and the case for Web 3.0.

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Bitcoin Breaks $50K for First Time in a Month

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, broke above the crucial psychological threshold of $50,000 Tuesday for the first time since Sept. 7. Travis Kling, founder and CIO of Ikigai Asset Management, discusses his bitcoin analysis and outlook, explaining key patterns he’s continuing to watch.

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Bitcoin Briefly Breaks $50K; Is There a Bull Run Ahead?

Bitcoin is trading around $50,000 for the first time since early September as short-term momentum improves. GlobalBlock Head of Trading Grant Whitlock discusses his analysis and outlook for bitcoin’s price action, explaining the potential factors driving BTC higher and predicting levels to watch as indicators of the next bull run.

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The Great Migration of Crypto Mining Amid China’s Most Severe Crypto Ban

Reacting to the North American mining industry making big investments, Kevin Zhang, Vice President of Business Development at crypto mining advisor Foundry, discusses how China’s crackdowns on crypto mining and trading could contribute. He explains the potential impact of the country’s great bitcoin mining migration and where its miners are heading.

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CoinDesk Releases Q3 Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry Report Highlighting Scalability

CoinDesk Research has published its latest quarterly report for Q3 2021, outlining the trends driving the digital asset markets, focusing on Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi and more.

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BitGo CEO on Bitcoin: ‘Large Peak, Large Retreat Ahead’

As bitcoin bounces back above $49,000, Mike Belshe, CEO of institutional crypto custody and security firm BitGo, discusses his short-term outlook and long-term price prediction for BTC. “We will probably … see a large peak and then a large retreat,” Belshe said. “It’s a volatile space. Be prepared for it.”

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Crypto Funds Draw $90M in New Money as Confidence Returns

Digital asset investment products attracted $90 million in new money in the seven days last Friday, the seventh straight week of inflows. Bitcoin-focused funds reportedly took in $69 million and has attracted new capital for three straight weeks after a period of outflows in recent months.

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Is Bitcoin’s Rally Over?

Bitcoin is trading around $48,000 and is roughly flat over the past 24 hours. Still, the cryptocurrency is up 13% over the past week as buyers continued to defend lower support around $40,000, but is the rally over?

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BTC Dominance Declining Since 2019

A sneak peak at one of the charts in CoinDesk’s Q3 crypto markets analysis report reveals bitcoin’s dominance, the measure of BTC market capitalization, compared to the market cap of all digital assets has consistently waned year over year since 2019. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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