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Bitcoin is an experimental digital currency that allows instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority. Money transfers and the minting of new coins are carried out collectively by the network. The open source software that enables Bitcoin is released under the MIT license.
Click here for a concise explanation of how it works or here for a detailed technical description.
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Hut 8 shares drop as BTC weakness, spinoff issues pile up
16 Dec 2025 14:00 Hut 8 shares slid 12% as BTC fell below $90K, erasing most yearly gains and underscoring how closely the miner’s fortunes remain tied to BTC.
US Treasury okays five crypto national bank charter applications Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Paxos, and Fidelity were given conditional approval to become national trust banks, allowing them to hold assets directly.
HK consults on crypto tax changes, commits to global standards Hong Kong initiates public consultation on aligning its tax regime with the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework to enhance tax transparency.
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"The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer
it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve. We have to trust them with our privacy, trust them not to let identity thieves drain our accounts. Their massive overhead costs make micropayments impossible.
With e-currency based on cryptographic proof, without the need to trust a third party middleman, money can be secure and transactions effortless."
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