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It Happened: Bitcoin Just Experienced Third Halving in Its History
11.5.2020
Bitcoin has just experienced a one-in-four-year event, its third halving, which has cut the miner block reward from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC
Bitcoin Transaction Costs Soar 400% Amid Halving Hyperbole
11.5.2020
The average transaction cost for Bitcoin (BTC) soared 414% in the days before the halving, peaking at $3.19 on May 8, from as low as $0.62 on April 26. This is the highest price bitcoiners have paid for a transaction on the network in ten months, according to data from Bitinfocharts. Fees are paid...
The Great Monetary Inflation: Paul Tudor Jones’ Complete Case for Bitcoin
11.5.2020
The story behind the soundbite: why one of the world’s most famous investors is betting on bitcoin as a hedge against a new inflation era
Michelle Phan and Ashton Kutcher Bet on Bitcoin Rewards + More News
11.5.2020
Michelle Phan. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/michellephan
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Lolli, a bitcoin (BTC) rewards company, has today...
Top Crypto Traders Predict Bitcoin Price Direction After BTC Halving
11.5.2020
Bitcoin’s price saw wild volatility leading up to the halving. Top crypto traders discuss where the price is likely headed to next
Ammous and Voorhees Come to Consensus on Failures of Centralized Powers
11.5.2020
Two of the cryptocurrency space’s most outspoken critics of central banks spoke about failures during the current coronavirus pandemic and how Bitcoin could have prevented them
Genesis Mining’s Marco Streng: 'You Can't Just Switch Miners On and Off'
11.5.2020
The Cointelegraph Bitcoin Halving live party continues with a deep dive into how the mining industry is affected by the sudden, but very predictable revenue shock
Binance.US Launches OTC Trading Platform
11.5.2020
Top crypto exchange’s U.S. branch now supports over-the-counter (OTC) trades
Digitized Europe: The Shift to a Cashless World
11.5.2020
Emerging technologies such as blockchain are reshaping the landscape of the traditional financial system in Europe
This is How Bitcoin Changed Since Its Second Halving in 2016
11.5.2020
The Bitcoin (BTC) mining reward is halving today, and the entire industry is focused on it to see what'll happen afterward. Though we may not know what the feature has in store for BTC, we know its past - and we know that in the four years since the second halving, many of the network metrics...
Unprofitable Miners Already Leaving Bitcoin Network Ahead of BTC Halving
11.5.2020
The halving is just a few hours away — and many miners are already shutting their soon-to-be unprofitable rigs, says Poolin VP Alejandro De La Torre
Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum
11.5.2020
Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer
Hodling Pays Off as Buying Bitcoin Has Been Profitable 95.4% of Days
11.5.2020
As crypto traders brace for today’s Bitcoin halving, data shows buy and hold remains the most profitable strategy
Join Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin Halving Party Live on YouTube!
11.5.2020
A full day of interviews and coverage related to the Bitcoin halving
Crypto.com Lands Record $360M Insurance Cover for Offline Bitcoin Vaults
11.5.2020
Crypto.com has gathered a record-breaking $360 million worth of insurance to cover the potential loss of coins stored in special offline vaults
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Retreats in the Intraday Yet Holds Bearish Crossover
11.5.2020
Bitcoin Cash, at the time of penning down this analysis, was trading above $230 at $232.66 after retreating from 10-day support on the 4-hourly chart BCH price is yet to regain support even after reclaiming from the intraday low after a steep dip In yesterday’s trading session, the coin price...
Hedge Fund Pioneer Paul Tudor Jones Says He Holds 1%-2% of Assets in Bitcoin
11.5.2020
"We’re watching the birthing of a store of value, and whether that succeeds or not only time will tell," he told CNBC
Jury Trial Scheduled for Billion Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Against Craig Wright
11.5.2020
Florida’s Southern District Court has been dealing with the Kleiman v. Wright case for well over two years and now the lawsuit is finally going to trial. A jury trial is set for July 6, 2020, in the Miami Division courthouse before Judge Beth Bloom. Meanwhile, Craig Wright,...
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 11, 2020
11.5.2020
Bitcoin's third halving, Consensus:Distributed and a pullback after the bulls make another run at $10,000. It's Markets Daily from CoinDesk
Coronavirus Takes Toll on Bitcoin Halving, but Pandemic Won’t Steal the Show
11.5.2020
While miners took a double hit, the combination of the pandemic and halving could provide an unlikely tailwind to the crypto industry at large