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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Markets

Bitcoin Holds Above $30K as Investors Await Historically Strong July, Eye Options Expiry

BTC has gained at least 20% in July in each of the past three years. Depending on its price heading into the expiry, bitcoin could rally additionally or retreat.

Bitcoin weekly chart (CoinDesk Indices)

Opinion

Step Aside ‘Blockchain Technology’, IMF and BIS Have a New Crypto Buzzword

Financial stewards including the International Monetary Fund and Bank for International Settlements say tokenization is the future. They’re wrong.

(Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño/Flickr)

Markets

Bitcoin Investment Sentiment Turned Bullish After Largest Weekly Fund Inflow in a Year

The total digital asset inflows was $199 million, reversing nearly half of the previous nine consecutive weeks of outflows.

Weekly fund flow (CoinShares)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Retreats Slightly From 12-Month High

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 26, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Futures Attract Biggest Bets Since Terra's Collapse

Open interest has surged to $11 billion to its highest level in over a year.

(Jared Schwitzke/Unsplash)

Markets

ProShares' Bitcoin Futures ETF Racks Up Biggest Weekly Inflow in a Year

Investors poured in $65 million to BITO in the past week, the data shows, breaking its previous 2023 high of just over $40 million in April.

The bitcoin market may see price volatility later Wednesday. (Ogutier/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens the Week Above $30K Amid Rising Investor Optimism

ALSO: Ripple Asia's policy lead praises Japan’s crypto laws that favor consumer protection. Rahul Advani said that the country has created "a very clear taxonomy for digital assets."

Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

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