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Bitcoin is a new electronic payment system that removes the need for third party financial institutions. It speeds up transactions while reducing costs and minimizing the potential for fraud. The name “cryptocurrency” points to how it uses “cryptographic proof” to work, AKA a blockchain.

Bitcoin’s concept was first introduced in 2008 when a person going by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto shared a white paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” In January 2009, the Bitcoin blockchain was launched. 

A new electronic payment system called Bitcoin removes the need for third-party financial institutions. It speeds up transactions while reducing costs and fraud-risk. The name “cryptocurrency” points to how it uses “cryptographic proof” to work, AKA a blockchain.   

Bitcoin has a finite supply of 21 million, which is expected to be reached by the year 2140. Currently, 18.8 million are circulating in the market. Note that Bitcoin represents the concept of the network, while bitcoin (lower-case ‘b’) represents the currency.

Bitcoin is one of the most well-known cryptos as it was the first decentralized currency. 

Currently, BTC’s dominance is above 40%. Bitcoin Dominance is a measure of how much of the total market cap of crypto is made up of Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s influence in the crypto ecosystem could be vulnerable to competition as alternative coins grow in popularity and utility.

Economist and gold bug Peter Schiff has warned that the current bitcoin price surge looks like “another classic pump-and-dump.” Noting the significant excitement around the new spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), he expressed his skepticism, stating: “I wonder when the massacre will begin.

Peter Schiff Warns of Bitcoin ‘Pump and Dump' — Expects to See a ‘Massacre'

A few years ago, bitcoin {{BTC}} became a popular means to conduct illegal transactions to support a booming global business in the smuggling and exploitation of people, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report

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Founders Fund, a venture capital (VC) firm founded by the billionaire Peter Thiel, is believed to have acquired bitcoin and ethereum worth $200 million sometime in the second half of 2023. The VC firm reportedly began purchasing bitcoin when its price was still under $30,000.

Billionaire Peter Thiel's VC Firm Bought BTC and ETH Worth $200 Million in Latter Half of 2023

Recent developments suggest Bitcoin (BTC) could serve as more than just “digital gold,” according to a researcher at the crypto asset management giant Grayscale. In a new analysis, Grayscale's Michael Zhao highlights Bitcoin's surging on-chain activity.

Bitcoin Becoming More Than Just Digital Gold As On-Chain Activity Soars: Grayscale Research

In a note to clients, Alliance Bernstein analysts make a bullish case for Bitcoin's price hitting new highs later this year.

Bitcoin ETF 'FOMO Rally' Could Send Price to All-Time High: Bernstein

The cryptocurrency market experienced a sharp downturn on Tuesday, mirroring a broader sell-off across financial markets triggered by hotter-than-expected inflation data. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), which just a day earlier had breached the $50,000 mark, plunged 3% to $48,535.17.

Bitcoin Dips Below $49,000 As Inflation Numbers Spook Market

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have surged past the historical performance of gold ETFs, and the new funds have swelled by $450 million a day already this week.

Bitcoin ETFs Surpass $3 Billion Net Flows, Shattering Gold ETF Launch

Higher-than-expected inflation data preceded a correction on Tuesday morning that brought Bitcoin (BTC) below the $50,000 price level. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.3% in January, a 3.1% increase year-on-year and a decline from 3.4% in December. The numbers were hotter than the 0.

Hot Inflation Data Triggers Crypto Correction After Bitcoin Hits $50,000 for First Time Since 2021

Excitement was high about one month ago, when TradFi once again got the regulatory go-ahead to launch an entirely new investment vehicle for crypto. The process of bringing to the U.S. market a spot bitcoin ETF took more than a decade, but on Jan. 11, 10 such products finally began trading.

Bitcoin ETFs' First Month Is in the Books: How it Went and What Comes Next

Cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday amid a broader market sell-off following a hotter-than-expected CPI reading. Bitcoin was down 3% to $48,535.17, according to Coin Metrics. The day before, it punched through the $50,000 mark to its highest level in more than two years.

Bitcoin falls from $50,000 following hotter-than-expected inflation data

Cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday amid a broader market sell-off following a hotter-than-expected CPI reading. Bitcoin was last lower by 1.24% at $49,446.25, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it sunk as low as $48,372.89. On Monday it punched through the $50,000 mark to its highest level in more than two years.

Bitcoin falls under $50,000 following hotter-than-expected inflation data

The higher-than-expected inflation in January dashes hopes that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates any time soon.

Bitcoin Back Below $50,000 After Inflation Data Spooks Investors

The fund bought the BTC during late summer and early fall last this past year, when the price was below $30,000.

Former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bought $100 Million of Bitcoin

Bitcoin call options ahead of February's end-of-month expiry are concentrating at strike prices above the $50,000 mark.

Bitcoin call options concentrate at strike prices above $50,000 ahead of February end-of-month expiry

The CPI reading reduced expectations for interest-rate cuts in the next months, weighing on risk assets such as crypto.

Bitcoin Drops 2% on Hotter-Than-Expected U.S. Inflation

Crypto exchange Coinbase has been an industry bellwether since it listed on Nasdaq in April 2021. It is again at the center of investor attention because it is a key partner to multiple spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

As Bitcoin ETFs Take Center Stage, Coinbase Diversifies

MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) co-founder and executive chair Michael Saylor appeared on CNBC to discuss Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) after the digital asset crossed the coveted $50,000 mark. As an uncorrelated asset, it's free from exposure to any specific country, currency, company or external factors such as weather or war, Saylor says.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor: ETFs Spark 10 Times As Much Demand For Bitcoin

Scheduled for Feb. 15, 2024, the upcoming Bitcoin difficulty retarget is poised to mark a notable upswing in the network. Current projections forecast an estimated difficulty surge ranging from 8.45% to 9.2%, setting the record for the steepest increase of 2024 thus far.

Bitcoin Braces for Record Difficulty Surge Ahead of Retarget as Miners Push Network to New Heights

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 13, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk's daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin at $50K. What Next?

The trader had bought the Yes side shares of the now-expired Polymarket-based betting contract "Will BTC hit $50,000 in February?"

MOON Holder Makes 550% on Predictions Platform Polymarket as Bitcoin Moves Above $50K

The Bitcoin market cap is roughly three times the size of Ethereum's—a distinction BTC only recently re-established in October 2023.

Bitcoin Price Keeps Its $50,000 Foothold, Putting Virtually Everyone In the Money

In a recent development, Founders Fund, the venture capital firm established by billionaire Peter Thiel, has reportedly invested significantly in the cryptocurrency market. What Happened: The Founders Fund invested $200 million in cryptocurrency tokens, with half the amount in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the other half in Ether (CRYPTO: ETH), the two largest cryptocurrencies, between late summer and early fall last year, Reuters reported.

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bets Big On Bitcoin And Ether With $200M Investment: Report

The Ethiopian state electricity company has reportedly signed power supply agreements with 21 mainly Chinese bitcoin miners. The African country's pursuit of foreign exchange has seemingly taken precedence over the concerns often raised by climate change advocates.

Ethiopia's Affordable Hydropower and Adoption of Crypto Mining Attracts Chinese Bitcoin Miners

Former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel's venture capital firm Founders Fund invested $200 million in bitcoin and ether in 2023, according to Reuters.

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invested $200 million in bitcoin and ether last year: Reuters

A widely followed analyst believes that a 12x rally is now on the table for Bitcoin (BTC) as the crypto king enters an era never seen before in its history.

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