Halving 2020

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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New Record High 2 Months After Halving
Two months after the network's halving event, it's harder than ever to mine bitcoin.
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First Mover: Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment Feels Like Post-Halving Easing Party
Bitcoin mining is set to get easier, as the network undergoes an expected difficulty adjustment on Tuesday – the first since last week's reward halving.
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First Mover: Bitcoin’s Hot Again and Crypto Miners Are Hoarding – Or Are They?
Bitcoin is rallying again, and some analysts are taking a closer look at data extracted from the underlying blockchain for signals on whether cryptocurrency miners are buying...
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First Mover: Derivatives May Have Blunted the Halving's Volatility Spike
The anemic price action surrounding bitcoin's third halving has led to head-scratching over why the cryptocurrency didn't moon. One possibility: Derivatives are bringing more...
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First Mover: Dull Bitcoin Halving Salvaged by Satoshi Tribute in Block 629,999
A coded-in message on the blockchain harked back the the genesis of the original cryptocurrency.
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Third Halving Turns Out to Be Non-Event for Bitcoin's Price
Bitcoin's price volatility has declined following the network's third mining reward halving event on Monday.
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First Mover: As Bitcoin's Halving Finally Arrives, a Price Retreat Deflates the Hype
The halving buzz may already be dying down as bitcoin's price pulls back just before the event.
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CME Says Volume Surge Shows Strong Institutional Interest Before Bitcoin Halving
A surge in bitcoin derivatives suggests institutional investors are getting bitcoin exposure ahead of the halving, the Chicago exchange says.
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First Mover: Search Interest in Bitcoin's Halving Reaches Fever Pitch as Price Hits $10K
With bitcoin's halving event almost upon us, Google Trends shows searches for "halving" or "bitcoin halving" are far higher than for the same event in 2016.
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First Mover: Bitcoin's 'Halving' Is Coming Even Sooner Than You Realize
More activity on the bitcoin blockchain means the blockheight, which triggers the halving event, is probably coming faster than anticipated.
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