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

Japanese Energy Firm Remixpoint Boosts Crypto Holdings More Than 8,000% in 9 Months

The firm’s shares surged after Donald Trump’s election victory as a result of the positive outlook for cryptocurrency regulation.

View over Tokyo (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

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XRP, DOGE Rally as SEC Acknowledges ETF Filings, JUP Cheers Token Buyback Plan

Altcoins made waves as BTC held steady despite continued outflows from spot ETFs.

XRP, DOGE and JUP rally (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Bull Market Is Far From Over, Suggests Historical BTC Trend Tied to 200-Week Average

Past trends associated with the 200-week SMA suggests the ongoing range play between $90K and $110K will likely resolve bullishly.

Close-up of the head of a statue of a bull (cjweaver13/Pixabay)

Finance

GameStop Mulling Investment in Bitcoin/Crypto: CNBC

Eyebrows were raised this past weekend when GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen posted a picture of himself with Michael Saylor.

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Finance

Zoom Communications Should Embrace Bitcoin as Treasury Asset, Eric Semler Says

The Semler Scientific chair introduced the first member of his "Zombie Zone" companies that could benefit from adding bitcoin to their balance sheet.

Bitcoin, Semler Scientific

Finance

Peter Thiel-Backed Plasma Raises $20M to Develop Bitcoin-Based Network for Stablecoins

The project, which also claims Tether's Paolo Ardoino as an investor, aims to enhance stablecoin adoption through a Bitcoin sidechain that allows zero-fee USDT transactions.

Plasma (Ramon Salinero/Unsplash)

Markets

U.S. January PPI Rose a Faster Than Expected 0.4%; Annual Pace Jumped to 3.5%

Under pressure this morning ahead of a coming Trump tariff announcement, the price of bitcoin didn't immediately react to the data.

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Markets

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See Third Straight Day of Outflows, Totaling $494M, as BTC Stalls

Bitcoin continues to trade in a range that it has set since mid-November.


Markets

Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet to Join MSCI Japan Index, Raises $26M to Buy More BTC

Metaplanet completes a 0% raise the terms are unsecured, unguaranteed ordinary bonds to purchase more bitcoin.

Mt. Fuji from Tokyo (Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner Riot Adds New Board Member to Push AI Pivot

Riot also announced it has hired investment banks Evercore and Northland Capital Markets to lead discussions with potential AI and HPC partners.

mining rig. (Taylor Vick/Unsplash)

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