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What is Bitcoin

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What is Bitcoin

A type of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is a digital currency created in January 2009 following the housing market crash. Bitcoin offers the promise of lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms and is operated by a decentralised authority, unlike government-issued currencies. There are no physical bitcoins, only balances kept on a public ledger that everyone has transparent access to, that – along with all Bitcoin transactions – is verified by a massive amount of computing power. Balances of Bitcoin tokens are kept using public and private "keys," which are long strings of numbers and letters linked through the mathematical encryption
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Bitcoin touches high end of recent range; Dogecoin extends gain

The largest cryptocurrency by market value rose as much as 3.1% to $28,442 on Tuesday, its first session higher in three

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2024 | 2:10 PM IST

Crypto wrap: Market trading flat amid regulatory crackdown on Binance

Earlier this week, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Binance for trading against customers and misusing internal trading channels

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2024 | 2:09 PM IST

Crypto wrap: Market remained in green despite rate hikes by Fed, BoE

Another major development in the crypto world during the week was the US Securities and Exchange Commission's 'Wells notice' to crypto exchange Coinbase

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Updated On : 24 Mar 2023 | 4:45 PM IST

Bitcoin set to extend its 70% surge this year if key charts are right

Some analysts argue the token is being viewed as a hedge against the woes in the US and European banking sectors and benefiting from expectations of looser monetary policy

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Updated On : 22 Mar 2023 | 11:00 AM IST

Crypto decouples from global financial markets amid banking sector gloom

The collapse of several banks in the last two weeks has spread fears of contagion in global markets, but crypto markets saw a bull run, with Bitcoin climbing to its nine-month high on Monday

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Updated On : 21 Mar 2023 | 10:51 AM IST

Crypto wrap: Opposite to global sentiments, crypto market jumps big

Cryptocurrency news: According to some experts, however, despite the bull run, the investors must remain cautious

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Updated On : 17 Mar 2023 | 4:39 PM IST

Bitcoin jumps to highest since June as global markets rally gathers pace

Bitcoin jumped as much as 9.6% to $26,533, its highest since June 2022, in its fourth straight days of gains

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Updated On : 14 Mar 2023 | 8:37 PM IST

Crypto firms see no long term impact of fall of US banks, investors unsure

SVB crisis: After the SVB was shut down by US regulators on Friday, the crypto market plunged deep into the red, but they had largely recovered by Tuesday

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Updated On : 16 Mar 2023 | 9:16 AM IST

Crypto wrap: Silvergate fallout pulls market down, Bitcoin at two-week low

Silvergate has been a go-to bank for the biggest crypto players but has come under fire since the collapse of FTX late last year

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Updated On : 03 Mar 2023 | 4:25 PM IST

Crypto wrap: January Fed meet minutes pull Bitcoin back from six-month high

The minutes, released on Wednesday, said that the members believe "ongoing" rate hikes will be necessary

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Updated On : 24 Feb 2023 | 3:58 PM IST

Crypto wrap: 'Surprise rally' in crypto market on US inflation data

The US inflation, according to data released on Wednesday, continued to fall for the seventh straight month in January to 6.4%

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2023 | 4:55 PM IST

Crypto wrap: SEC's fine on Kraken poses wider threat to market, say experts

Following the SEC order, the crypto industry saw massive sellout, with Bitcoin falling nearly 4 per cent and Ethereum declining over 5 per cent in the last 24 hours

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2023 | 5:26 PM IST

Cryptoverse: Are bitcoin, ether out of the woods? Consider the options

Volume of bitcoin options traded on Deribit, an exchange for crypto-focused derivatives products, jumped 82% in Jan versus Dec, as per crypto market maker OrBit Markets while Ether options swelled 38%

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Updated On : 07 Feb 2023 | 7:54 PM IST

Tesla reveals loss of $204 million from Bitcoin investments in 2022

Elon Musk-owned Tesla has revealed that the company recorded a $204 million impairment loss in 2022 on its Bitcoin investments

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2023 | 3:15 PM IST

Economic Survey flags concerns on Crypto, pushes for global regulation

Survey said events such as collapse of crypto exchange FTX have put vulnerabilities of the sector in focus

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2023 | 6:48 PM IST

Bitcoin barrels toward historic January as crypto market jumps by $280 bn

Bitcoin is set for its best January since 2013 on bets that monetary tightening and the crypto-sector crisis are both ebbing

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Updated On : 30 Jan 2023 | 7:08 PM IST

Crypto wrap: Market in green but Fed announcement to keep volatility high

US Fed will hold its meeting on January 31 and February 1 and announce the policy on February 2

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Updated On : 27 Jan 2023 | 4:59 PM IST

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin on the charge in 2023, clocks a 26% gain in January

Bitcoin is on the charge in 2023, dragging the crypto market off the floor and electrifying bonk, a new meme coin. The No.1 cryptocurrency has clocked a 26% gain in January

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Updated On : 17 Jan 2023 | 12:47 PM IST

Crypto wrap: Market recovers after weeks due to softening of inflation

The US inflation cooled down to 6.5% in December as compared to a year ago

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Updated On : 13 Jan 2023 | 7:33 PM IST

15 mn Bitcoin stagnant in past 6 months amid cryptocurrency winter

In a significant concern for many in the cryptocurrency community amid the deepening crypto winter, the total amount of inactive Bitcoin (BTC) for at least six months has grown to over 15 million

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2023 | 7:55 PM IST