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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Videos

TradeStation Exec on Bitcoin Dip Amid Hawkish Fed Policy

TradeStation Group VP of Market Intelligence David Russell discusses the decline in risk appetite from investors as the Federal Reserve continues to deploy hawkish monetary policy, possibly stimulating bitcoin’s recent price drop.

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Videos

Crypto Following Tech Stocks Down, Why the Correlation?

Unchained Capital CEO Joseph Kelly discusses the crypto markets after BTC briefly dropped below $30,000, highlighting cryptocurrency’s correlation with the stock market and tech assets. Did institutional investors play a role in the crypto sell-off? And why the spillover into altcoin markets?

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Finance

Michael Saylor Suggests MicroStrategy Will Never Sell Its Bitcoin

The plunging price of bitcoin raised questions about whether the company might soon receive a margin call from its lenders.

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Finance

Bitcoin Self-Custody Company Casa Raises $21M

The news of the fundraise coincides with the launch of Casa API.

Casa CTO Jameson Lopp speaks at Consensus 2019.

Markets

Crypto Market Crash Leads to $1B in Liquidations

Bitcoin and ether lost pivotal support levels leading to massive losses for long future traders.

Los mercados cripto registraron más de US$700 millones en liquidaciones de operaciones en corto. (Pixabay)

Videos

Blockstream CEO Breaks Down the BIP119 Saga

Reacting to Bitcoin core developer Jeremy Rubin lobbying for a Speedy Trial of his Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 119, Blockstream CEO Adam Back discusses what BIP119 is and why it’s so controversial. Back explains the proposal’s ability to bring smart contract capability to the Bitcoin network and risks it could introduce.

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Markets

Bitcoin Recovers to $32K After Dipping Below $30K to 10-Month Low

The last time the largest cryptocurrency by market cap traded under $30,000 was in July 2021.

Bitcoin hit a 24-hour low of $29,763 before bouncing back above $30,000. (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Did Nvidia Profit From Crypto Mining? Consider Its Manufacturing Partners’ Stocks; Cryptos Have a Rough Day

The manufacturer of graphics processing units has been reluctant to acknowledge the role its products play in crypto mining; bitcoin and ether plummet.

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