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Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) needs to hit $340,000 just to match its performance from its last halving cycle, data shows. In a Twitter series on Aug. 20, popular statistics resource ChartsBTC noted…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has performed extremely well over recent months, despite the dismal macroeconomic outlook. As of this article’s writing, BTC trades for $12,400, up around 4% in the past 24 hours.…
Continue ReadingReward halvings are a common element of many different forms of cryptocurrency, known to typically impact a coin’s supply, difficulty and price. For many cryptocurrencies, these halving mechanisms are embedded…
Continue ReadingAlthough over two months have passed since the halving happened on the Bitcoin network, the crypto mining industry is still heaving from the frantic pace of events that have followed…
Continue ReadingMiner profitability metrics are based on a handful of factors regulating difficulty and emission, which are hard-coded into the blockchain’s attributes, making it predictable to work with. While predictability does…
Continue ReadingIf the past few weeks are anything to go buy, you better have Bitcoin in your portfolio. The cryptocurrency is now trading at over $11,500, not only consolidating into five-figures,…
Continue Reading700,000 Expedia Hotels Can Now Be Paid With Cryptocurrencies via Travala More than 700,000 Expedia Group hotels and accommodations are now available via crypto-friendly travel booking platform Travala. Bookings can…
Continue ReadingRecent investments into cryptocurrency mining equipment by smaller players could be a positive signal for the longevity and value of Bitcoin (BTC). In late June, United States-based blockchain firm Core…
Continue ReadingThe price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been bouncing in the range between $8,600 and $10,000 for the past two months. BTC has shown little volatility since May, following a critical…
Continue ReadingCoinShares, a New York-based cryptocurrency service that provides advice and other services for investors, released a statement on the state of Bitcoin mining during the global uncertainty caused by the…
Continue ReadingWhat: Bitcoin Magazine presents non-stop, 21-hour coverage of Bitcoin’s third Halving! This free virtual event will include insightful voices, leading companies, product giveaways, unique items for auction and a live…
Continue ReadingIt’s a lethargic Thursday across most markets, including bitcoin. Yet, on a longer-term view, the big growth story remains the Ethereum network’s DeFi movement, which continues to help drive ether’s…
Continue ReadingSome Bitcoin (BTC) miners might become unprofitable again as a result of the latest difficulty adjustment. Earlier this week, the network mining difficulty adjustment saw a +14.95% spike, its largest…
Continue ReadingIt’s been approximately 37 days since the notorious Bitcoin reward halving that took place on Monday, May 11, 2020. On June 16, the Bitcoin network saw a large upwards difficulty…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s halving is nearly a full month behind us, yet no new uptrend or post-halving selloff has happened. Oddly, Bitcoin price has traded relatively sideways since.One metric that has changed…
Continue ReadingWhile the theater world has Waiting for Godot, the crypto sphere has its own drama: Waiting for the Institutional Investor. Recently, there have been some promising sightings. Grayscale Investments has…
Continue ReadingOne of the core narratives of Bitcoin (BTC) since inception is the oft-stated goal of separating money and state. While this has certainly been a powerful creed in the currency’s…
Continue ReadingThe price of Bitcoin (BTC) had seen a substantial rally before the halving, as the price topped at $10,100. Since then, the BTC price has been hovering inside a sideways…
Continue ReadingCrypto fund manager Grayscale Investments is accumulating Bitcoin at a rate equivalent to 150% of the new coins created by miners since the May 11 block reward halving. According to…
Continue ReadingFollowing the recent, third halving, Bitcoin (BTC) is now in its fourth block reward era. Leading up to the event, pundits launched into varied predictions that ranged from miner capitulation…
Continue ReadingAs the halving hype has now passed for Bitcoin (BTC), altcoins are beginning to regain traction. In that regard, many altcoins have been showing significant movements in the past two…
Continue ReadingYassine Elmandjra, a crypto asset analyst at ARK Invest, said in a May 24 tweet that the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hashrate fell by 30% since its halving event, and only…
Continue ReadingThe third Bitcoin (BTC) halving has settled, and the Bitcoin network has just experienced its first difficulty adjustment post third halving. The difficulty has decreased from 16.1 trillion to 15.14…
Continue ReadingAllen Farrington writes at Quillette, Areo and Merion West, as well as extensively on Medium, where he has several much longer essays on Bitcoin, finance, economics and related topics. His…
Continue ReadingThe price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has seen a spike towards $10,500 before the halving took place on May 11. However, the price of Bitcoin…
Continue ReadingBoth data and first-hand accounts from industry insiders indicates that an interest in Bitcoin (BTC) from institutional investors is accelerating at a rapid pace. This has led some to conclude…
Continue ReadingThe transaction fees on the Bitcoin network have increased by more than 1,300% since the beginning of the year, with the halving pushing the amount necessary to perform a transaction…
Continue ReadingFrances Coppola, a CoinDesk columnist, is a freelance writer and speaker on banking, finance and economics. Her book “The Case for People’s Quantitative Easing,” explains how modern money creation and quantitative…
Continue ReadingThe price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has been hovering below the psychological barrier of $10,000. The halving didn’t give the market what they expected as…
Continue ReadingOne week after the Bitcoin rewards halving, investors are speaking more positively about the coin than they have at any point over the last 2.5 years according to crypto data…
Continue ReadingAs bitcoin’s supply rate went down by half, its demand among retailers and fund managers have grown stronger.The demand-supply dynamics could send the bitcoin price above $10,000, according to Matt…
Continue ReadingFrom April 11 until May 14, Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees increased by more than 1,250% from $0.38 to $5.16. While Bitcoin transaction fees have since fallen by 33.3% to sit…
Continue ReadingThe halving is over, which means that the hype and FOMO around the halving are slowly fainting away. The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization, rallied…
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