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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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Investors are likely to expect the Federal Reserve to continue aggressively hiking interest rates in response.
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Michael Saylor Lost Big in the Dot-Com Bubble and Bitcoin's Crash. Now He Aims to Rebound Again
After MicroStrategy’s stock collapsed in 2000, the now-former CEO flew under the radar. Crypto changed all that.
Rare Signal Hinting at Bitcoin Price Bottom Emerges
The bitcoin mining difficulty ribbon, a rare signal comprising short- and long-duration simple moving averages on mining difficulty, has compressed for the first time in over a year, suggesting bitcoin’s decline may be flattening and now is the best time to add exposure to the cryptocurrency.
