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Bitcoin Mining Pool ViaBTC Sells 'Epic' First Post-Halving Sat for $2.13M

The pool mined the first block after last week's halving, winning an "epic" sat in the process.

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Bitcoin's Post-Halving Demand to Be 5x Greater Than Supply, Bitfinex Estimates

The new BTC supply added to the market could drop to $30 million per day, according to Bitfinex.

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Bitcoin Miners Have Raked in Abnormal Transaction Fees Since Halving: Bernstein

The spike in network fees was driven by speculative activity to mint new meme tokens following the launch of the Runes protocol, the report said.

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Bitcoin Miners May Shift Focus to AI After Halving, CoinShares Says

Miners will be faced with substantial cost increases as a result of the halving, with electricity and bitcoin production costs almost doubling, the report said.

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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Come Crashing Down Post Halving

After the halving, fees spiked to $146 for a medium-priority transaction and $170 for a high-priority transaction.

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Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as 'Runes' Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs

The Bitcoin "halving" was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor's Runes protocol has ignited a...

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Bitcoin Rally Holds Around $63,700 Following 4th Block Reward Halving

Bitcoin had slumped to as low as $59,685 on Friday morning, then rebounded heading into the event.

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The Bitcoin Halving Is Here, and With It a Giant Surge in Transaction Fees

The launch of Casey Rodarmor's new Runes protocol sent fees surging as users rushed to etch new digital tokens that can be launched atop the Bitcoin blockchain.

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Bitcoin Whales Bought $1.2B BTC Amid the Price Dip, Fueling the Quick Rebound

IntoTheBlock data shows that the largest bitcoin investors added nearly 20,000 BTC to their holdings as the top crypto briefly buckled below $60,000 on fears of military escal...

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Crypto Markets Will Be Driven by Macro Factors Following the Halving, Coinbase Says

These influences include rising geopolitical tensions, higher interest rates for longer, reflation and ballooning national debts, the report said.

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Bitcoin Miners Are Better Positioned for the Halving This Time Round: Benchmark

Bitcoin's rally in the past six months will help cushion crypto miners from the effects of the 50% cut in their earned rewards, the report said.

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What to Watch at Consensus: Distributed – Bitcoin Halving

Consensus: Distributed kicks off on the same day as Bitcoin's big day. Here's what to watch to stay up to date on the halving.

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Bitcoin Retail Demand to Remain Strong Ahead of Halving Event: JPMorgan

The event will double the bitcoin production cost to around $40,000, creating a positive psychological effect, the report said.

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Bitcoin vs. QE Infinity: The 4 Archetypes of the Halving Debate

When it comes to discussion around the bitcoin halving, are you a speculator, fundamental, miner or symbologist?

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The Security Trilemma and the Future of Bitcoin

Bitcoin faces a "trilemma," says a leading researcher. Either it becomes more centralized, loses liquidity, or increases supply beyond 21 million.

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Bitcoin Halving 2020: How Miners Expect the Crypto Markets to React

“If price performance following the November 2012 and July 2016 halvings is any indicator, bitcoin’s price should increase significantly over the 10- to 12-month period follow...

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Bitcoin Halving Searches on Google Hits All-Time Highs

Searches for “bitcoin halving” on Google Trends recently reached record highs, suggesting peak interest in the retail crowd about the upcoming supply altering event.

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Bitcoin Takes Tumble, Traders Fret Correlation and Next Month's Halving

Bitcoin had another down day. How long the cryptocurrency follows stocks, and whether next month’s halving juices its price, remain open questions.

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