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.

DISCLOSURE: This text was written with the assistance of AI, then reviewed by a person



Finance

Silvergate Capital May Expand Its Bitcoin Lending Program, CEO Says

The comment came after the bank reported earnings that beat estimates, sending its shares up 13%.

Silvergate Capital CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)

Markets

Crypto Funds See Outflows as Bitcoin Gets More 'Interest-Rate Sensitive'

Some $97 million flowed out of digital asset funds in the week through April 15.

Across the industry, crypto funds had $97 million in net outflows in the seven days through Apr. 15. (CoinShares)

Finance

Australia’s First Bitcoin ETF to Be Listed Next Week: Report

Cosmos Asset Management’s Bitcoin ETF will be listed on the Cboe trading platform.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Minnows Have Pushed the Whales to the Side; Bitcoin, Ether Steady

BTC briefly touched a five-week low around $38,547 early Monday, then bounced and ended the trading day higher.

Silver Freshwater Minnows (*adrisbow* (Adriana Lopetrone)/Getty Images)

Videos

Bitcoin’s Exchange Balance Hits 3.5-Year Low

According to Glassnode data, the number of coins held on exchanges declined by more than 20,000 BTC last week, reaching the lowest since August 2018. Plus, a conversation about the percentage of inactive bitcoin reaching a record high of almost 64% as “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee presents the “Chart of the Day.”

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Videos

Is Bitcoin an Inflation Hedge or Currency?

Providence Financial and Insurance Services Founder Anthony Saccaro shares his bitcoin price outlook, discussing BTC’s use as an inflation hedge and a currency while noting its growing correlation with the stock market. Plus, why Goldman Sachs is speculating the possibility of a recession within the next two years and what this means for crypto.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces Around $40K as Stocks Waver; Crypto Security Concerns Intensify

New evidence of money laundering could trouble policymakers. Meanwhile, some analysts see limited upside for BTC.

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Markets

Bitcoin Holding Support Above $37K; Resistance at $45K

BTC appears to be oversold on intraday charts.

Bitcoin four-hour price chart shows support/resistance with RSI on bottom (Damanick Dantes)

Markets

What Would Deglobalization Mean for Bitcoin’s Price?

Geopolitical crises like the Russia-Ukraine war are reversing the era of globalization, where people enjoyed lower costs from the expansion of free trade and labor offshoring.

(Yuichiro Chino for CoinDesk)

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