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Halving 2020

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Tech
Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin Cash Undergoes 'Halving' Event, Casting Shadow on Miner Profitability
Bitcoin Cash, the blockchain network that forked off Bitcoin in 2017, has just reduced its mining rewards by half, causing lots of miners to have nearly zero gross margin.
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By Wolfie Zhao
Apr 8, 2020 at 12:21 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2020
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Price-news
Today's 'Halving' May Be Non-Event for Bitcoin Cash Prices
While some expect today's reward cut for BCH miners to belong-term bullish for prices, analysts suggest otherwise.
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By Omkar Godbole
Apr 8, 2020 at 12:05 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2020
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Tech
Bitcoin cash
Bitcoin Cash Approaches Milestone With First Halving Expected Wednesday
The event is a foreshadowing of the same process happening on a larger scale on the BTC blockchain next month.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Apr 7, 2020 at 11:30 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2020
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Markets
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Crypto Long & Short: Is Bitcoin More Like Gold or Equities?
Bitcoin markets have behaved a lot more like equities than gold during recent market swings. But widen the time frame and things start to look shinier.
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By Noelle Acheson
Apr 6, 2020 at 10:24 a.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2020
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Markets
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Miner Perspectives on Bitcoin Halving 2020, Part 1 of a New Podcast Series
Hosted by CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim, the first episode of the Bitcoin Halving 2020 podcast series is about the impact of bitcoin’s third halving on the concentra...
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By Adam B. Levine
Apr 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2020
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Federal reserve
Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ
Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the corona...
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By Bradley Keoun
Mar 2, 2020 at 8:27 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2020
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s Option Market Sees Low Chance of Post-Halving Rally
Bitcoin is unlikely to get bid up after the May 2020 mining reward halving, based on the way the cryptocurrency’s options are valued.
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By Omkar Godbole
Mar 2, 2020 at 4:59 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2020
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Finance
Bitcoin mining
World's Top Crypto Miners Race to Roll Out Top-of-Line Machines Ahead of Bitcoin Halving
Bitcoin miner manufacturers Bitmain and MicroBT are racing to bring top-of-the-line machines to market ahead of bitcoin's halving event.
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By Wolfie Zhao
Feb 27, 2020 at 12:47 p.m. UTC
Feb 27, 2020
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Bitcoin
For Crypto Miners, Bitcoin's Halving Could Mean a Doubling in Costs
To the operators of high-speed computers used to mine for bitcoin, the halving looks more like a doubling — of costs.
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By Bradley Keoun
Feb 14, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 14, 2020
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Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin's Mining Difficulty Stagnates as Coronavirus Outbreak Delays New Equipment
A key measure of competition among bitcoin miners has stagnated in the past two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts economic activity in China.
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By David Pan
Feb 12, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 12, 2020
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