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While bulls point to next year's halving as a bull catalyst, any sizable uptrend is likely contingent on major central banks boosting their year-on-year M2 money supply growth rates, past data show.

By Omkar Godbole

Sep 8, 2023 at 12:43 p.m. UTC

Sep 8, 2023

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‘We’ve Seen Enough’: Battered Bitcoin at $26K Can’t Stay Down Much Longer, Pantera’s Morehead Says

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will be heard from later this week about the possible future direction of U.S. central bank policy.

By Stephen Alpher

Aug 23, 2023 at 4:55 p.m. UTC

Aug 23, 2023

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Litecoin Plunges 6% to Fresh Monthly Lows on Halving Day

Historically, LTC has tended to peak ahead of its halving event, at which miner rewards are slashed by 50%.

By Krisztian Sandor

Aug 2, 2023 at 8:14 p.m. UTC

Aug 2, 2023

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Talk about throwing the DOGE a bone. The Litecoin blockchain provides security for Dogecoin. (Minh Pham/Unsplash)

Why You Should Care About Litecoin: It's the Backbone of Dogecoin

Litecoin, a blockchain cloned from Bitcoin in 2011 that underwent a key milestone on Wednesday known as a “halving,” provides network security to Dogecoin via a process called “merged mining.” Dogecoin is a frequent social-media topic for Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

By Frederick Munawa

Aug 2, 2023 at 3:46 p.m. UTC

Aug 2, 2023

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Litecoin Undergoes Third 'Halving,' in Milestone for 12-Year-Old Blockchain

The blockchain's "halving," where the pace of new issuance of cryptocurrency gets cut in half every four years, took place Wednesday, when it reached transaction block 2,520,000.

By Frederick Munawa

Aug 2, 2023 at 3:15 p.m. UTC

Aug 2, 2023

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Litecoin ‘Halving,’ Set for Wednesday, Should Harden Supply of ‘Digital Silver’

The quadrennial "halving" on the Litecoin blockchain, set for Wednesday, means that the pace of new issuance of units of the LTC cryptocurrency will be cut in half. The dynamic is similar to the "hard money" mechanics that crypto analysts say helps to boost bitcoin's price.

By Frederick Munawa

Aug 1, 2023 at 9:31 p.m. UTC

Aug 1, 2023

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As Litecoin Halving Approaches, Founder Touts Silver Collector Cards Loaded With 'Digital Silver'

Litecoin’s third “halving event” – a programmed 50% reduction in the pace of new issuance of the cryptocurrency – is expected on Wednesday.

By Frederick Munawa

Jul 31, 2023 at 8:02 p.m. UTC

Jul 31, 2023

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Bitcoin May Reach $300K by 2028 Halving, Says $1.6B Asset Manager

The Morgan Creek Capital Management founder expects bitcoin to catch up to gold's valuation.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Jul 27, 2023 at 5:02 p.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2023

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Mining

Bitcoin Mining Computing Power May Drop as Much as 30% After Halving: Experts

Machine efficiency and low cost of power are key to surviving the bitcoin halving, industry figures tell CoinDesk.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Jul 26, 2023 at 7:55 p.m. UTC

Jul 26, 2023

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How Miners Are Preparing for the Next Bitcoin Halving

As part of CoinDesk's special Mining Week, presented by Foundry, mining analyst Anthony Power joins "First Mover" to discuss the Bitcoin network's fourth "halving" event scheduled for next April and the implications for the crypto mining community. Foundry and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

By CoinDesk Staff

Jul 26, 2023 at 3:58 p.m. UTC

Jul 26, 2023

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