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 Held Support at $53K, Faces Initial Resistance Around $60K

Initial signs of downside exhaustion could stabilize the intermediate-term uptrend from July.

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Policy

El Salvador: Who Needs the IMF When You Have Bitcoin?

The IMF is a brutal bully constantly declaring its virtue. It’s about time someone pushed back.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Videos

Bitcoin's Next Move After Dipping Below $56K

Greg King, Founder & CEO of crypto investment firm Osprey Funds, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook as bitcoin has tumbled below the $56,000 support level. Is there a potential threat we could be triggering liquidations in the short-term? Plus, insights into his firm launching NFT-focused investment vehicles by early next year.

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Videos

El Salvador’s Ambassador to US on Central American Country’s Bitcoin Ambitions

Milena Mayorga, Ambassador of El Salvador to the U.S., discusses El Salvador’s bitcoin ambitions following President Nayib Bukele’s plans for the world’s first “Bitcoin City”– a low-tax, net-zero municipality financed primarily by a $1 billion bitcoin bond listed on Bitfinex.

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Videos

El Salvador Wants to Build ‘Bitcoin City’ With Major Tax Incentives

El Salvador, the only country where bitcoin is a legal tender, is going to build an entire city based on the largest cryptocurrency by market value. “Bitcoin City” will have no income, property, capital gains or payroll taxes.

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Videos

Is There a Bullish Breakout Ahead for Bitcoin?

Needham & Co. Vice President John Todaro discusses his positive assessment of the crypto markets despite continuing to see red over the past week. “We’re still ​in a bullish macro set up here for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies more broadly,” Todaro said. “We do have around $100K bitcoin [price target] in Q1 2022.”

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Videos

Bitcoin Still Trading in Bullish Channel Despite Price Support Break

New data reveals bitcoin’s broader outlook remains constructive despite the recent pullback. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap fell below its support level of $57,653, the Oct. 23 low, which has paved the way for a deeper pullback. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Finance

Jury Deliberations Begin in Kleiman v. Wright Trial

The 10 jurors now must decide whether Craig Wright had a partnership with the late Dave Kleiman and if so what Kleiman’s share of the entity’s assets is worth.

Empty Jury Seats in Courtroom

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