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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Michael Saylor, one of the most prominent bitcoin backers in corporate America, handed the chief executive officer role at MicroStrategy (MSTR) to a deputy and became executive chairman, putting his focus exclusively on managing the firm's bitcoin investment. This comes after MicroStrategy took a $918 million loss from its bitcoin holdings. IDX Digital Assets CIO Ben McMillan discusses the outlook for MicroStrategy and Saylor's bitcoin advocacy.

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New Senate Proposal Could Give CFTC Crypto Oversight

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What to Make of Bitcoin's Latest Rally

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Miami Mayor on Crypto Market Downturn, New Initiative to Launch 5,000 ETH NFTs

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Bitcoin, Ether Slip as Risk Sentiment Wanes Amid Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit

The crypto market wilted as geopolitical tensions zapped investor risk appetite and excitement around Ethereum’s merge began to deflate. As Ether overtook the options market for the first time, Quantfury Head of Markets Daniel Muvdi predicts that ether has the potential to eventually “flip bitcoin in market cap.”

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