How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?
Bitcoins are discovered rather than printed. Computers around the world “mine” for coins by competing with each other.
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What is Bitcoin’s Lightning Network?
In 2016, developers Thaddeus Dryja and Joseph Poon proposed a protocol called “the lightning network” that would enable faster and cheaper transactions while not having to change the block size.
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Jan 19, 2022 at 1:48 p.m. UTC
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What Are Bitcoin Mining Pools?
Find out what bitcoin mining pools are and how to join them. The same methods can be used for most cryptocurrencies.
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Sep 9, 2021 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
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How Can I Buy Bitcoin?
With bitcoin adoption continuing to rise, it’s now possible to purchase the digital asset across a wide range of exchanges, brokerages and apps.
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Sep 9, 2021 at 1:10 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin News Roundup for July 2, 2020
With traditional markets moving up and BTC sticking to its recent tight trading range, Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.
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Jul 2, 2020 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin News Roundup for July 1, 2020
With a historically boring update to bitcoin's mining difficulty and the digital dollar back in the news, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your bitcoin news roundup.
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Jul 1, 2020 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin News Roundup for June 30, 2020
As Zimbabwe embarks on its fifth bout of hyperinflation in modern history, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.
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Jun 30, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin News Roundup for June 29, 2020
After a rough weekend, the price of BTC is back above $9,000 and Markets Daily from CoinDesk is here with another bitcoin news roundup.
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Jun 29, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin News Roundup for June 26, 2020
With new data from the Federal Reserve suggesting that the cryptocurrency might not be the answer to dire economic times, Markets Daily is back with your latest Bitcoin news roundup!
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Jun 26, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin News Roundup for June 25, 2020
Bitcoin options have a big day coming up, NYC born rapper Ja Rule teams up with Ethereum-based Roll and more in this edition of Markets Daily, from CoinDesk
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Jun 25, 2020 at 4:02 p.m. UTC
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