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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Investors Pile Into Short Bitcoin ETF Betting on Prices to Fall

The ProShares Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF, a recently launched short bitcoin ETF designed to profit investors who bet on BTC price falling, is now the second-largest bitcoin-focused ETF in the U.S. market. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Bitcoin Hovers Near $21K as Investors Look to Avoid Another Weekend Slump

Bitcoin (BTC) held steady near $21,000 in Friday afternoon trading. “All About Bitcoin’s” Week in Review panel weighs in on the biggest crypto news of the week that potentially drove BTC to this point, including the Fed’s plans to fight inflation.

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Bitcoin’s Outlook for Next Week

“All About Bitcoin’s” Week in Review panel weighs in on bitcoin’s week ahead and discuss what to expect from CoinDesk’s “Future of Work” theme week.

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Is There a Liquidity Crisis in Crypto?

Bitcoin (BTC) and other major cryptocurrencies trending higher after more than $1 billion worth of digital assets were liquidated last week. FalconX co-founder & CEO Raghu Yarlagadda discusses his reading of the crypto markets and where we’re headed next. Plus, insights into FalconX’s $150 million raise valuing the firm at $8 billion.

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Bitcoin Back Above $20K as Analysts Debate Buying the Dip

Gerber Kawasaki President & CEO Ross Gerber shares his bitcoin analysis and strategy as the cryptocurrency climbs back above $20,000. Is now the time to buy?

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Chainalysis Exec on Leveraging Blockchain Transparency to Prevent Market Contagion

Chainalysis Director of Research Kimberly Grauer shares insights into her findings on bitcoin (BTC) prices, tech stocks and the DeFi ecosystem, and what they reveal about the need for transparency of blockchain data amid fears of crypto market contagion.

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Bitcoin Could Go as Low as $14K: Bitfreedom

Bitcoin has a history of 80% drawdowns from all time highs as tracked by Bitfreedom Research, which says BTC could go as low as $14,000 this year if we repeat another 80% drawdown from bitcoin’s previous high of about $69,000 touched last November.

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