Category: Bitcoin

Bitcoin was invented in 2008 by  Satoshi Nakamoto, an unknown person or persons, and is the world’s first digital money (cryptocurrency).

Bitcoin transactions are on a secure, decentralized blockchain-based network. Its a new kind of money that’s instant, private, and free from traditional bank stranglehold

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Canadian Bitcoin ETF issuer seeks ‘green BTC’

Ninepoint Partners LP, one of Canada’s Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund issuers, has announced plans to offset the carbon footprint of its BTC ETF product. According to a release issued on Monday, Ninepoint has inked a partnership with carbon offsetting service provider CarbonX. As part of the partnership, Ninepoint will dedicate an undisclosed portion of its

Google search interest in Dogecoin outstrips Bitcoin for first time

Global public interest in Dogecoin (DOGE), as measured by internet search statistics, has exceeded that of Bitcoin (BTC) for the first time. According to data from Google Trends, values assigned to each cryptocurrency for May 2–8 stand at 56/100 points for DOGE versus 48/100 for BTC.  As the chart below shows, search interest in DOGE

BTC could trade for $250K within five years: Morgan Creek Capital CEO

Morgan Creek Capital Management founder and CEO believes Bitcoin’s next market cycle could see the asset rival gold by market capitalization and trading for more than $200,000. While appearing on CNBC’s Trading Nation on May 9, Mark Yusko compared the rapid adoption of Bitcoin to the growth of FAANG companies — Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix,

Data shows it’s Bitcoin’s jet fuel

During an interview with Bloomberg TV on May 3, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao suggested that Bitcoin (BTC) “is probably less volatile” than the stock prices of Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA). Zhao argued that crypto’s volatility was not unlike the stock market, adding: that “volatility is everywhere” and that “it is not unique to crypto.”

Top Exec of World’s Largest Hedge Fund Heads to Bitcoin-Focused Firm

The chief financial officer of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, is leaving to join a Bitcoin-focused firm.  In a statement released on Friday, New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) announced the appointment of John Dalby as its new CFO.  NYDIG, the Bitcoin subsidiary of $10-billion alternative asset manager Stone Ridge, provides BTC custody,

GBTC discount presents a unique challenge for Grayscale and investors

Since 2013 the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Fund (GBTC) has offered its investors exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) through a publicly quoted private instrument. However, the trust’s convertibility and liquidity vastly differ from an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Trusts are structured as companies, at least in regulatory form, and are ‘closed-end funds’ which can initially only be