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Bitcoin - The Urban Mine

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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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Undeterred: Ark Invest Purchasing 1,046,002 Shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust After Crypto Crash

Despite Bitcoin’s big sell-off, New York investment firm Ark Invest is continuing to load up on exposure to the world’s largest digital asset alongside other institutions.  Ark Invest, founded by CEO and CIO Cathie Wood in 2014, has outperformed the market for years now, drawing attention from Wall Street as forward thinkers in traditional finance.

Why Friday’s $6B in Bitcoin and Ethereum expiries may not move the market

After an incredible start in 2021, Ether peaked at $4,380 on May 12 but has dropped 55% since then. Unlike the leading cryptocurrency, the Ethereum network faces competition from projects that do not depend on proof-of-work, hence not facing the bottleneck issues that caused transaction fees to skyrocket. Whenever markets disappoint traders with a negative

NYDIG and Q2 partner to enable Bitcoin trading for 18M US bank customers

New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) has partnered with Q2, a firm specializing in providing digital services to financial institutions, to provide access to Bitcoin (BTC) for bank account holders in the United States. According to a release issued on Wednesday, the partnership will potentially open up Bitcoin buying, selling and custody channels to about

Blockchain.com introduces username-based crypto transactions

Major crypto wallet provider Blockchain.com is integrating with Unstoppable Domains to simplify sending crypto funds for its customers. Unstoppable Domains announced Thursday that it had integrated native support for Blockchain.com, enabling that latter’s 32 million verified users to send funds with a username instead of a full-length crypto wallet address. The initiative aims to remove

Banning cryptocurrencies to counter crime is a nonsensical excuse

Numerous governments are attempting to ban cryptocurrencies, with recent examples from China, India, Turkey and Nigeria. The reason for doing so is simple: The decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies poses a threat to the legacy financial system, and as the technology itself is still in its infancy, it seems to attract hackers. Even so, banning crypto

Asset manager QR launches Bitcoin ETF on Brazilian stock exchange

The Brazil Stock Exchange, or B3, has launched the trading of another Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, marking the growing acceptance of the crypto industry in the country. Brazilian asset manager QR Asset Management started trading its Bitcoin ETF with the ticker QBTC11 on the Sao Paulo-based B3 exchange on Wednesday, Cointelegraph Brasil reported. The listing