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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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Square to Create New Bitcoin Platform for Decentralized Financial Services
Payments services firm Square will open a new business focused on creating an “open developer platform” to make it easier to provide non-custodial, decentralized financial services, CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday in a series of tweets. The division’s “primary focus” would be bitcoin.
Bitcoin Interest Declines, Rolling Stone Gets Into NFTs
China clampdown hits crypto media aggregator. Bitcoin interest declines. Rolling Stone magazine gets into NFTs. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
eToro Exec: Institutional Adoption of Bitcoin Has 'Barely Begun'
Bitcoin is headed for its worst weekly close in over a month. eToro Global Macro Strategist Ben Laidler highlights the indicators he's watching for bullish momentum around bitcoin. "The big driver I'm looking at is the institutional adoption story, which I think has barely begun," Laidler said, suggesting the positive long-term outlook. "We haven't even scratched the surface."
Timothy Massad: Bitcoin ETFs Could Lead to Greater Regulation
Responding to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s call for SEC to clarify its role on crypto regulations, former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad suggests that the SEC, despite not having direct authority to regulate crypto exchanges, could approve bitcoin ETFs as a way to “bring some regulatory standards.”
Bitcoin’s Pullback Is a Buying Opportunity, Says PolySign Exec
Jack McDonald, CEO of digital asset infrastructure firm PolySign, discusses why bitcoin's pullback is a healthy sign for the crypto markets. "The hodlers and people who have a longer-term view around this emerging asset class have to view this as a buying opportunity," McDonald said. Plus, whether institutional investment activity in crypto is starting to slow down.
Plan B Passport Offers Citizenship Services for Crypto Investors Seeking Tax Havens
Katie Ananina is the founder of Plan B Passport, a business that works primarily with Bitcoiners to obtain legal residency status in their choice of six tax-haven nations. She discusses how her company could potentially help people avoid paying crypto taxes.
Report: White House to Create Ransomware Task Force
The White House is creating a new task force to investigate and tackle ransomware, including cryptocurrency payments, Politico reported Wednesday, but is it just a big PR stunt? "[The White House] is just diverting attention from the fact that they're trying to regain control of the money supply," host Naomi Brockwell said. "They can do it by smearing bitcoin, as they always have done, with the criminal brush."
TradeStation Exec: Paradigm Shift in Labor Market Could Have Contributed to ShapeShift’s Shutdown
James Putra, TradeStation Head of Innovation Labs, discusses crypto leader ShapeShift decentralizing its corporate governance as signaling a paradigm shift to mobile labor forces. “The labor markets have fundamentally changed,” Putra said, adding, “[you] can earn a good income and not have to be tied to one central vehicle.”
Short-Term Return on Investment: Bitcoin Down 40%, Gold Remains Resilient
Is gold or bitcoin a safe-haven asset? Over the past few months, bitcoin’s returns have declined nearly 40%, while gold’s returns have only fallen roughly 1%. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.
Paraguay to Join El Salvador in Bitcoin Adoption?
El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption appears to be influencing lawmakers across Latin America to begin exploring their own crypto strategy. Paraguay is unveiling a crypto bill, but its proposed laws are nothing like those of El Salvador. Juanjo Benitez Rickmann, CEO of Bitcoin.