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 Worth $1.6B Leave Exchanges in Biggest Bullish Outflow Since April: Research Analyst

Coinbase alone registered a net outflow of over 15,000 BTC Wednesday, hinting at a major institutional purchases of coins.

BTC exchange netflows. (Andre Dragosch, Glassnode)

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Strategy Sees Thursday Nasdaq Listing for STRK Convertible Preferred Stock

Strategy's share sales from its at-the-market offering were just below 3% of the total cumulative trading volume.

Executive Chairman of MSTR, Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Trump's Aim to Lower The 10-Year Yield Could Bode Well for Bitcoin

Trump administration plans to lower the 10-year yield by controlling inflation and fiscal spending.

President Donald Trump (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Edges Near $98K as Eric Trump Pushes World Liberty Financial to Make Bitcoin Investment

Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump said on X that it feels like a great time to enter BTC.

Bitcoin price. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy (MicroStrategy) Reports Q4 GAAP Loss of $3.03 Per Share, BTC Holdings of 471,107 Tokens

The company earlier on Wednesday changed its name to Strategy as its primary focus for some time has been bitcoin, not software.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops Below Key 2025 Realized Price Level, Raising Risk of Further Downside: Van Straten

Over 2.6 million bitcoin in supply are currently at a loss, one of the highest levels this year.

BTC: Exchange Average Withdrawal Price (by Year) (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin-Gold Ratio at 12-Week Low as U.S. Physical Gold Deliveries Soar

Traders have been loading the yellow metal on U.S.-bound planes. Investment banking giant JPMorgan plans to deliver $4 billion of gold to New York this month.

BTC-Gold ratio looks south. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge 175% Year-Over-Year

Total net inflows for U.S. bitcoin-listed ETFs have seen over $40.6 billion.

Exchange-traded fund (viarami/Pixabay)

Finance

Blockstream Opens New Office in Tokyo as It Expands in Asia

The company plans to drive Japanese adoption of Bitcoin Layer-2 and self-custody technologies.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Equities-Crypto Relationship Is Likely to Weaken in the Long Term, Citi Says

The correlation between bitcoin and the stock market is expected to weaken as the adoption of digital assets grows, the report said.

Crypto market to stay highly correlated to stocks, Citi says. (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)

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