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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Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Releases Security Features Aimed at Bitcoin Ordinals

Custody provider BitGo has released a security tool for protecting Bitcoin Ordinals Inscriptions from accidental transfers.

Ordinals is exploding on Bitcoin (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Investors Dig Risk Again

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 30, 2023.

Investors are digging into risky assets, including bitcoin. (Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Volatility Likely as Options Worth $4B Expire on Friday

Market makers selling the options may need to buy more bitcoin in the spot market to cover their positions if the cryptocurrency rises further.

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Bitcoin Price Rally Stalls as Whales Take Profits: CryptoQuant

Holders are taking short-term profits at the widest margin in more than a year, CryptoQuant analysts said.

Titulares están retirando beneficios a corto plazo en el margen más amplio luego de más de un año, dijeron analistas de CryptoQuant. (CryptoQuant)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises Above $28.3K Despite Binance Legal Woes

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes that a little-known Ethereum community is rallying behind the Ethereum Goerli test network in the hope that it can help find a way to keep it going.

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Low Trading Volumes, Diminishing Liquidity Spur Bitcoin Price Volatility

Bitcoin volumes are below their 20-day moving average for the eighth consecutive day as traders search for the next trading range.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Up 70% This Year, Rebounds Past $28K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 29, 2023.

Bitcoin is up over 70% this year.

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Bitcoin Heads for Best Quarter in 2 Years, Outperforms Ether, Gold, Nasdaq

One observer said poor order book depth is primarily responsible for the rally, while others pointed to the cryptocurrency's sound money appeal and Fed pivot speculation as bigger catalysts.

Bitcoin subió más de 70% este año. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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