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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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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Open Asia’s Trading Week Flat
ALSO: Five CoinDesk journalists offer their takeaways from Consensus 2023. They found an industry still filled with optimism but also realistic about the challenges ahead – most notably about the regulatory uncertainty.
Trust Machines CEO on Revival of Bitcoin Building
Muneeb Ali, CEO of Trust Machines, discusses at Consensus 2023, the changes within the Bitcoin community's developer culture.
Bitcoin Use Cases Are Seeing ‘Explosive Growth,' Trust Machines Says
"Bitcoin is fun again because there's a place to build again," said Muneeb Ali, CEO of Trust Machines and co-founder of Stacks, on StageX at Consensus 2023.
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The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 28, 2023.
