Bitcoin (BTC) Kicks Off August with a 2.4% Drop – What’s Next for the Price?
TL;DR Bitcoin has slipped 2.48% in the last 24 hours, starting August with renewed selling after a powerful July rally. Weak US jobs data raised chances
Bitcoin (BTC) is a digital currency created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer Bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a publicly distributed ledger called a blockchain
TL;DR Bitcoin has slipped 2.48% in the last 24 hours, starting August with renewed selling after a powerful July rally. Weak US jobs data raised chances
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