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 Struggles at $27K-$30K Support Zone; Resistance at $35K

BTC's upside appears limited despite short-term support.

Gráfico diario de soporte/resistencia de bitcoin. (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

Markets

Crypto Funds Saw Year's Highest Inflows as Terra Crisis Crashed Markets

Some $274 million flowed into digital asset funds as investors bought the dip, amid a broad crypto-market sell-off triggered by Terra's turmoil.

Crypto funds saw their highest inflows since late 2021. (CoinShares)

Finance

Ben Bernanke Says He Doesn't See Value in Bitcoin

The former Fed chairman says the crypto is too complicated to use as money.

Ben Bernanke once suggested the Fed could fix deflation by dropping money from helicopters (sorbetto/Getty Images)

Learn

What Is Bitcoin Pizza Day?

In May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz set out to buy two large pizzas with bitcoin.

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Videos

The $1 Trillion Crypto Crash and Cryptocurrencies’ Next Move

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies crashed last week, dropping to levels not seen since 2020 and wiping out almost $1 trillion in the total crypto market cap. BTCS Inc. Chief Executive Officer Charles Allen discusses his take on what triggered the sudden drop and what investors are watching now.

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Markets

Bitcoin Sees 7 Straight Weeks of Losses for First Time

Fears of inflation and poor macroeconomic sentiment have caused bitcoin to fail as an inflation hedge in recent weeks.

Mercado bajista —bear market, en inglés— de cripto. (Olen Gandy, Unsplash)

Finance

LFG Reserves Dwindle to Just 313 Bitcoins From 80K After UST Crash

The announcement comes after criticism of the Luna Foundation Guard's "lack of transparency."

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Singapore’s Regulators Will Be Eyeing Local Crypto Companies After Terra Collapse; Bitcoin Rebounds

Terraform Labs, the Singapore-registered company behind the Terra protocol, doesn’t have a permanent office in the city-state; most major cryptos spent Sunday in the green.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Opinion

Satoshi's Mission, LUNA, UST and Where Crypto Went Wrong

In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto encoded a mission statement for the industry in Bitcoin's first block. Essentially, crypto should first do no harm.

Portrait of Terra founder Do Kwon for CoinDesk's "Most Influential" (Jake the Degen/CoinDesk)

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