Bitcoin Halving

May 17

What is the Bitcoin Halving? How Bitcoin's Supply is Limited.

Every four years, the amount of Bitcoin doled out to cryptocurrency miners halves in a process imaginatively known as Bitcoin halving (or halvening). Here’s why—and how—it works. Bitcoin’s supply limit To understand the Bitcoin halving, we must first understand the theory behind its supply. The inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, believed that scarcity could create value where there was none before. After all, there’s only one Mona Lisa, only so many Picassos, a limited supply of gold on Eart

Mar 30

BNY Mellon will store Bitcoin for its clients. Image: Shutterstock.

BNY Mellon Weighs Controversial Bitcoin Valuation Model

BNY Mellon has taken on the difficult task of evaluating different methods of valuing Bitcoin in a March investment report, And in doing so, it's spotlighted a controversial model that—if correct—would see Bitcoin’s price hit $100,000 to $288,000 this year. BNY Mellon’s thoughts on the matter are important because it’s the largest custodian bank in the world, with over $25 trillion in assets. Its custodial role is soon to be expanding to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, as a Wall Street Journ

Jul 1

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Bitcoin demand will outpace supply within 8 years: report

Retail investors are clamoring for Bitcoin, and if demand stays steady, this could cause a demand shock after the next two Bitcoin halvings. Why? The daily mined supply of Bitcoin will drop below the daily buyer demand, according to research from cryptocurrency derivatives exchange ZUBR. ZUBR crunched numbers provided by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to forecast what Bitcoin’s market demand may look like over the next eight years. According to the firm, when Bitcoin’s daily supply issuan

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Grayscale is acquiring Bitcoin at a rapidly increasing rate. Image: Shutterstock

Hedge funds are buying Bitcoin despite Goldman Sachs' skepticism

Since Bitcoin’s block reward halving, digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has purchased more Bitcoin, on behalf of its institutional clients, than has been mined. The world’s largest digital assets manager continues to accelerate its rate of Bitcoin acquisition, regardless of what Goldman Sachs has to say about the matter. According to data supplied by independent researcher Kevin Rooke, Grayscale added 18,910 coins to its Bitcoin Trust in little over two weeks since the halving. Only 12

May 20

Bitcoin’s latest difficulty adjustment could have been worse

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty—a metric that dictates how hard it is to find the next block in Bitcoin’s blockchain—adjusted downwards by 6% yesterday in response to drooping hashrate after Bitcoin’s third halving. The difficulty adjustment is a routine, self-executing mechanism that is meant to keep Bitcoin’s mining landscape balance. Many industry analysts expected the drop, considering miner revenue has been cleft in two since the halving. (The halving, for the uninitiated, is a once-in-roughly-

May 19

Bitcoin is falling into fewer and fewer hands. Image: Shutterstock

Bitcoin has become even more centralized—but don’t panic

Just two mining pools control over 51% of Bitcoin’s hash rate, according to data from Btc.com, which displays Bitcoin’s hash rate distribution among major mining pools. The hash rate is the sum total of computing power keeping the Bitcoin network running—and keeping it safe. Seen below, F2Pool, AntPool and BTC.com control 52% of the hash rate combined. But it’s worth noting that AntPool and BTC.com are owned by the same company: Bitmain. Image: Btc.com Bitmain was founded by Micree Zhan and Jiha

May 15

How Bitcoin commentators reacted during the halving. Image: Shutterstock.

Here’s how Bitcoin sentiment changed over the halving

Bitcoin sentiment held strong during the halving, despite a flash crash days prior and a lackluster show of events on the day itself, according to Joshua Frank, co-founder, and CEO of data analytics platform, The Tie. "The event remains the dominant narrative for Bitcoin.” Frank told Decrypt, "The Halving continues to be the most used word in Twitter conversations around Bitcoin, and 65% of the 4,119 tweets over the last 24 hours mentioning the Halving are positive. This is in addition to the m

May 13

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Bitcoin fund raised $140 million just 1 week ahead of halving

The New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) raised $140 million in a Bitcoin investment fund ahead of the Bitcoin halving. As per SEC documents, the fund, titled the NYDIG Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund LP, began its first sale on May 5—exactly one week before Bitcoin’s block reward halving was scheduled to go ahead. NYDIG has filed for an exemption from securities laws under Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, which grants “safe harbor” status to those entities which qualify under Section 4(a)(2). J

Bitcoin is hidden inside this music album. No one's found it yet

A pseudonymous user on Reddit has decided to celebrate Bitcoin’s recent halving by publishing a music album that also contains an elaborate puzzle. Whoever solves it will receive a seed phrase (like a password) for a wallet with 0.05 BTC, worth around $450—but people are adding more to the bounty. The prize is still unclaimed. “Hello fellow Bitcoiners! I have hidden the seed to a wallet containing ~0.03 (+ 0.02) BTC inside of my latest album. (It's not much, I am a robot of simple means). Solve

May 12

Bitcoin halving messages celebrate the halving—and make political statements too. Image: Shutterstock.

'Epstein didn't kill himself' gets burned into Bitcoin’s blockchain

As Bitcoin’s block reward finally halved, a handful of Bitcoin enthusiasts took to the blockchain to share messages of thanks, hope, and Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories. For many, yesterday’s halving inspired hope for the future. For others, it stood as a reminder of how far the industry had come. Some even decided to pay homage to the event by inscribing words of optimism and celebration directly onto the blockchain. And a few chose to throw a meme or two in there for good measure. The Bit

May 11

Bitcoin price goes wild as halving commences

The Bitcoin halving is upon us, and the original king of crypto has closed a major chapter in its history on a bearish trend. After hitting the $10,000 mark just days ago, recovering from the Black Thursday crash in March, Bitcoin has now erased the bullish expectations among many traders and enthusiasts. Over the weekend, the price of Bitcoin crashed by more than $1,000 in minutes. From there, it has slowly recovered, and even managed to touch that psychological resistance level of $9,000 per

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The final Bitcoin halving block had a secret message

The third Bitcoin halving occured today at 19:23 UTC, cutting the new supply of Bitcoin in half at block 630,000. But inside the penultimate block, 629,999, was a secret message, an homage to the origin of Bitcoin. The Bitcoin halving 2020 just happened: Here’s what you missed "NYTimes 09/Apr/2020 With $2.3T Injection, Fed's Plan Far Exceeds 2008 Rescue," the block reads. This text was written in the coinbase transaction, where the miner sends themselves the reward. The final Bitcoin block wit

Bitcoin has halved. Here's what you need to know. Image: Shutterstock.

The Bitcoin halving 2020 just happened: Here’s what you missed

The Bitcoin halving, one of the most anticipated events in the crypto world, finally happened today at 19:23 UTC by AntPool. Miners who support the most valuable and revered blockchain network in the cryptocurrency ecosystem will now earn half as much as they used to, 6.25 BTC per block, just as Satoshi Nakamoto designed. Today’s milestone occurred when the 630,000th block was mined, triggering a 50% reduction in the reward miners receive. Miners will now receive only half as much Bitcoin per b

Nobody can predict what'll happen to Bitcoin's price after the halving. Image: Shutterstock.

From zero to $10 million: "experts" on Bitcoin's price post-halving

Bitcoin’s halving is just hours away. When the 630,000th block is mined, the amount of Bitcoin that miners receive per block will be cut in half. So the theory goes, this will constrict the supply of new Bitcoin, which some speculators think will increase the price of Bitcoin. ⚠️ 5 hours left until #BitcoinHalving ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 99% — Bitcoin Halving Countdown (@Bitcoin_Halving) May 11, 2020 But speculation is better left to the mystics; nobody, not even the finest minds of crypto’s Twitter c

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7 best ways to watch the Bitcoin halving 2020 live

For some it’ll seem like watching paint dry, but today thousands of Bitcoiners will be mesmerized by their screens, watching the Bitcoin halving at 7 pm UTC (3 pm EST.) That’s when block 630,000 rolls around, the new supply of Bitcoin dramatically cuts in half, and we put those bold Bitcoin price predictions to the test. 1 day left until next #BitcoinHalving pic.twitter.com/uSkxjYINvT — Bitcoin Halving Countdown (@Bitcoin_Halving) May 11, 2020 On July 9, 2016, the date of Bitcoin’s last halvi

How will the Bitcoin price react to the halving? Image: Shutterstock.

The Bitcoin halving price rally: Here's what happened in 2016

Bitcoin is scheduled to complete its third halving event later today, which will see the rewards miners receive for verifying transactions slashed by 50%. 8 hours left until #BitcoinHalving ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 99% — Bitcoin Halving Countdown (@Bitcoin_Halving) May 11, 2020 Every four years, or more specifically, after every 210,000 blocks are mined, the Bitcoin network halves its block reward. When the Bitcoin network first launched, the block reward was set to 50 BTC. This meant that any miner or

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Bitcoin breaks $9,000 just hours before halving

Update [13:00 UTC]: A sudden surge of sell orders have knocked the Bitcoin price back down. After reaching highs of $9,160, the price of Bitcoin fell nearly $500 to touch $8,730. Since then the price of Bitcoin has recovered to $8,920 and is rising back towards the $9,000 mark. The price of Bitcoin has broken through the $9,000 mark on the day of the Bitcoin halving. While Bitcoin's price was nearing $10,000 just yesterday, it suddenly dropped down to lows of $8,450, struggling to recover. It is

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The Bitcoin halving is here. Are you ready?

After a four-year countdown and months of speculation, the Bitcoin halving is about to happen. At 7 pm UTC (3 pm ET) today, the new supply of Bitcoin will drop by 50%, meaning there are few satoshis being created each day. How will the digital gold narrative hold up after the Bitcoin halving? Image: Shutterstock. There’s a lot of pressure on this year’s halving. Bitcoin proponents have spun two narratives around it: The event will lead to a boom in prices, or Bitcoin will become more like gold i

May 10

Is China’s anti-crypto state media...bullish for the Bitcoin halving?

A Chinese state-owned broadcaster published an article Sunday about Bitcoin’s upcoming halving—a strange move for a country whose media has been so intent on bashing Bitcoin. The article, by China Central Television—a state-owned television network in China—spoke of the “skyrocketing [price] of Bitcoin” ahead of the halving and pointed out that legendary hedge fund manager, Paul Tudor Jones, had proclaimed to his investors the benefits of the cryptocurrency. The article added that analysts bel

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Bitcoin fees soar ahead of Bitcoin halving

The average cost of a transaction on Bitcoin has hit its highest level in ten months. On May 8, the average cost hit $3.19, its highest price since July 2019, according to data from Bitinfocharts. This smashes the most recent peak average Bitcoin transaction fee since July—$2.94 on April 30. Average fees have been on the up throughout April, when they increased by 673%. In May, fees briefly dipped to $1.80 last week before gradually reaching the new high of over $3.19. Yesterday, fees went ba

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