[AMBCrypto, Pixabay] Bitcoin halving hype has faded and the coin hasn’t had any violent price swings since the event. Over the past few weeks leading up to the halving, BTC accumulation rose to record levels as hodlers increased their position. Bitcoin exchange withdrawals dropped substantially on 12th March which coincided with […]
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[Cointelegraph] Policymakers around the world have committed unprecedented amounts of fresh money in a bid to stave o an impending recession, or worse: a total depression. In the United States, the Senate approved a $2 trillion stimulus package in late March, and the House of Representatives has now accepted a […]
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[Cointelegraph] Elon Musk appears to have revealed his Bitcoin ( NEWS BTC) holdings while participating in the crypto community’s eorts to educate J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, about Bitcoin. In response to a request from Rowling for Twitter to explain Bitcoin to her, Musk emphasized that “massive currency […]
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[Coindesk] The third part of The Breakdown’s Money Reimagined series looks at the role of bitcoin and USD stablecoins in the new global monetary order. This episode is sponsored by ErisX, The Stellar Development Foundation and Grayscale Digital Large Cap Investment Fund. Niall Ferguson has called this moment an “age of experimentation” when it […]
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[Cointelegraph] Payments and cryptocurrency platform, Crypto.com, announced a broad European launch of itsMCO Visa cards. The cards will soon ship to 31 countries in the region, according to thecompany’s blog post, published May 15. The company’s European presence now covers all 27 EU member states, as well as Switzerland,the UK, Iceland, […]
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[CNN Business] New York (CNN Business)Central banks around the world are printing money to try to prop up the global economy. But for bitcoin, the world’s most popular digital currency, the opposite is happening.The amount of new bitcoins being issued is starting to slow because of a phenomenon known as a halving, or the […]
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[Coindesk, ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock] Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) says record trading activity for its bitcoin derivatives reflects a strong institutional interest in the imminent halving event. In a note sent out late on Sunday, the derivatives exchange said a strong “ramp up” in volumes over the past week showed institutional investors were getting […]
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[CCN] Bitcoin endured a rough weekend, dropping over 10% on Sunday alone. The fall is a notable one with the upcoming 4-year halving event. | Source: Shutterstock.com In less than 10 hours, the Bitcoin halving will be activated. But, whales seem to be taking the opportunity to dump on the […]
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[CNBC, Getty Images] Here’s what you need to know: Industry insiders are debating what effect the so-called bitcoin “halving” might have on the cryptocurrency market. The amount of bitcoins rewarded to miners is set to get cut in half on Monday This takes place roughly every four years to cap […]
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[Investopedia] Bitcoin Halving Bitcoin and its blockchain are basically a collection of computers, or nodes, around the world that all have Bitcoin’s code downloaded on them. Each of these computers have all of Bitcoin’s blockchain stored on them. This means that each computer has the entire history of Bitcoin transactions, which ensures […]
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