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 Worth $1B Leaves Exchanges in Largest Single-Day Outflow in 12 Months

Net outflows from exchanges are often taken to represent investors' intention to hold coins for long-term.

Bitcoin: Net exchange flows

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Bitcoin ETF Approval Tipped to Be 'Sell The News' Event: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin could fall to as low as $32,000 next month if an ETF is approved.

Bitcoin price could fall to $32,000 next month (Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: MicroStrategy Buys More BTC and ARK Invest Buys BITO

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 28, 2023.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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A Record $11B Crypto Options Expiry Looms as BTC Shows Little Volatility

The expiry is Deribit's largest so far and a record of almost $5 billion of options will expire in the money.

(Jason Leung/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Stock of Bitcoin's Biggest Public Holder Is Overvalued by 26%, Analyst Who Predicted BTC Rally Says

Early investors in MSTR can consider taking profit as shares appear overvalued and could fall by 20%, according to 10x Research.

(geralt/Pixabay)

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MicroStrategy Buys $615M Worth Additional BTC, Pushing Holdings to $5.9B

MicroStrategy's used almost all of its recent at-the-market shares sales to buy an additional 14,620 bitcoin.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Barry Silbert Resigns as Grayscale Chairman

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 27, 2023.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

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