First, Bitcoin relies on well-established computer science methods, including a cryptographic digital signature system, a cryptographic hash function and a spam fighting protocol (proof of work).

But what is Bitcoin? This is a decentralised digital asset designed to work in peer-to-peer transactions as currency, without a central bank or single administrator and can be sent from user to ...

Bitcoin has had a phenomenal journey from a niche digital currency to a trillion-dollar asset class in a 15-year period. The January 2024 approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs was a watershed moment ...

consisting of digital assets other than bitcoin forfeited in criminal or civil proceedings," he wrote. The move comes on the eve of a Friday roundtable with members of the Presidential Working ...