What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency originally described in a 2008 whitepaper by a person, or group of people, using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. It was launched soon after, in January 2009. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer online currency, meaning that all transactions happen directly between equal, independent network participants, without the need for any intermediary to permit or facilitate them. Bitcoin was created, according to Nakamoto’s own words, to allow “online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.” Some concepts for a similar type of a decentralized electronic currency precede BTC, but Bitcoin holds the distinction of being the first-ever…
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Two New Wallets Sell 72 BTC, Open 20x Long ETH Bets
Two newly created wallets reportedly sold 72 BTC for roughly $4. 66 million and then opened 20x long positions on Ethereum (ETH), a rapid Bitcoin-to-Ethereum...
Leonidas’ DOG Mode Client Challenges Bitcoin Default Relay Policies
The proposal centers on Bitcoin’s default relay behavior rather than any price move or broader market sentiment. In a post on X , Leonidas framed DOG Mode as a...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Add $132M as Ether ETFs See $36.73M Inflows
Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $132 million in net inflows in the latest reported session, while spot Ether ETFs added $36. 73 million, extending positive demand...
