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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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Crypto Markets Analysis: Cryptos Upswing Stalls This Week Amid Fresh Regulatory Concerns
Bitcoin and ether decoupled from traditional assets as the crypto industry’s main narrative shifted from macroeconomic uncertainty to the SEC’s agreement with exchange giant Kraken and the possibility of new regulation.
An Ode to LocalBitcoins (and a Lesson About Maintaining Bitcoin's Public Goods)
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Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are dropping after crypto exchange Kraken's $30 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. DFD Partners President Bilal Little shares his analysis of the crypto markets and why he thinks we might be in the early innings of the next crypto bull cycle.
First Mover Americas: Kraken's SEC Settlement Sends Crypto Markets Tumbling
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 10, 2023.
First Mover Asia: Kraken Crypto Staking Settlement Bedevils Markets as Bitcoin Lingers Below $21.9K
ALSO: CoinDesk analyst Glenn Williams considers the significance of "whales" sending bitcoin back to exchanges, while smaller investors remove it.
Crypto Markets Analysis: Crypto Trades Lower as Regulatory Concerns Trump Encouraging Macro Signs
The announcement that Kraken had agreed to “immediately" end its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and to pay $30 million to settle SEC charges roiled markets.
Legal Expert Weighs in on Craig Wright Losing Bitcoin Copyright Claim in UK Court
The file format of the Bitcoin blockchain can’t be protected by copyright, a U.K. judge has found, ruling against self-proclaimed inventor Craig Wright. Louise Abbott, partner at Keystone Law, discusses the court's response after the judge said the file format of Bitcoin – the sequence of a header and list of transactions that together form a block – can’t be treated like a literary work because Wright can’t show how they were first recorded.