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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Bitcoin Hashrate Heading Up?

A new chart reveals bitcoin's hashrate could be heading up. Industry watchers expect a continued uptrend spurred by the recent bitcoin price rally, with Chinese miners speeding up their migration to alternate jurisdictions and U.S. miners expanding capacity. CoinDesk's Galen Moore breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Institutional Interests in Crypto Continue to Grow

The Week in Review panel at "All About Bitcoin" discusses their outlook for the crypto markets in the week ahead as Wall Street players are increasingly making moves in bitcoin, and institutional adoption and interests continue to grow. Plus, their take on renewables-focused mining amid intensifying ESG concerns and ether's daily issuance dropping below bitcoin's.

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Bitcoin’s Next Move Ahead of Friday’s $2B Options Expiry

Volatility at the monthly bitcoin options expiry has been a noted pattern this year.

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BTC Options Global Open Interest by Expiry

New data reveals the disposition of traders in bitcoin options markets ahead of Friday’s big expiry. Such expiration dates are closely watched as the market often moves toward the max pain point, with larger investors typically writing options seeking to push the spot price to the point where most contracts will expire worthlessly.

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Bitcoin Eyes 200-Day Moving Average Support as $2B Options Expiration Nears

Bitcoin is again experiencing moderate price turbulence while heading into the monthly options expiration. CoinDesk's Damanick Dantes discusses his assessment and outlook for bitcoin as the cryptocurrency has reversed Wednesday’s gains and exposed the widely tracked 200-day moving average (MA) line located at $46,040. Plus, his take on the explosive growth of altcoins, including Cardano (ADA) and Avalanche platform's AVAX token.

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Hashrate ‘Ribbon Crossings’ Tend to Herald Bitcoin Bull Markets

Under normal historical conditions, with the price of bitcoin and hashrate increasing, the 30-day moving average (MA) sits somewhere above the 60-day MA. When the 30-day MA falls below the 60-day, moments are seen as buying opportunities in the spot markets for bitcoin, a pattern that’s proven relatively consistent over the past 2.5 years.

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Argo Blockchain Answers Crypto Mining's ESG Challenge

U.K.-based crypto miner Argo Blockchain is calling itself the first publicly-traded cryptocurrency miner to become "climate positive." CEO Peter Wall discusses how his firm has "gone beyond net zero" in carbon emissions and whether renewables-focused mining could push the bitcoin price up further. Plus, his take on the impact of China's crackdowns on mining operations and plans for Argo to go public in the U.S.

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This Tiny Oklahoma Bank Is Allowing Customers to Buy Crypto in Its Mobile App

Since February, Oklahoma-based Vast Bank, formerly known as Valley National Bank, has been helping select clients buy crypto with their bank accounts through a partnership with Coinbase. Now, it is inserting a crypto purchasing feature into its mobile banking app. "The Hash" team discusses the development as a potential glimpse into the continuous investor interest in bitcoin.

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Bitcoin in Pullback Mode; Is It Due for Lower Lows?

Octavio Marenzi, CEO of capital markets consultancy Opimas, discusses bitcoin’s next move as the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap is down about 3% over the past 24 hours as buyers continue to take profits.

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