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The bitcoin white paper is 15 years old. Here's what it is and who people think its mysterious author could be? Satoshi

Update The bitcoin white paper was published 15 years ago by Satoshi Nakamoto. The paper outlined the blockchain technology that would underpin a decentralized payment system. The pseudonymous author has never been identified, though there are theories as to their identity. At the end of October 2008, an unidentified individual or group on people under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper to a mailing list called Metzdowd titled, "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System." The paper introduced bitcoin as a currency and explained the foundations of blockchain technology. It was a short paper, just nine pages long, written in an academic style, with an abstract, introduction, and conclusion — but it introduced the world to what would become the biggest cryptocurrency by market value today and laid the groundwork for the cashless payment system that is underpinned by the blockchain. "A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow onli

How to use index funds and ETFs for passive crypto income

Update Index funds and ETFs offer attractive options for passive income investing, providing investors with diversified exposure to various crypto assets. The key to gaining financial security and independence is to invest in passive income. Passive income is generated through investments that offer a consistent source of income with little continuing involvement, in contrast to active income, which necessitates constant effort and time. Passive income is especially valuable because it enables investors to amass wealth and live independently. Passive income investing, explained Investing in index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is a popular passive income strategy in the traditional financial market. Index funds are passively managed mutual funds that seek to match the performance of a chosen market index, such as the S&P 500. ETFs, on the other hand, are similar to index funds but trade on stock exchanges, like individual stocks. ETFs and index funds have a number of be

Bitcoin Next Move

Bitcoin Whales to hold firm for better days Update Bitcoin: Can BTC spot ETF approval make $50,000 a reality? Bitcoin price remains rangebound in the short term, leaving traders guessing its next move. From a big-picture outlook, BTC could reach the triple-digit territory if the spot ETF gets approved. In the short term, however, there is a chance that the pioneer crypto slides to $25,000. HAT IS THE FORECAST POLL AND WHY TO USE IT? The Forecast Poll is a sentiment tool that highlights near and medium-term price expectations from leading market experts. It is a sentiment indicator which delivers actionable price levels, not merely “mood” or “positioning” indications. Traders can check if there is unanimity among the surveyed experts – if there is excessive speculator sentiment driving a market – or if there are divergences among them. When sentiment is not at extremes, traders get actionable price targets to trade upon. When there is a deviation between the actual market rate and v