Bitcoin halving is a significant event that occurs roughly every four years, marking a gradual slowdown in the Bitcoin production rate; this is done to maintain a maximum limit of 21 million Bitcoin tokens. Around 19 million Bitcoin tokens are circulating, with the limit expected to be exhausted by 2140.The halving event plays a vital role in the Bitcoin market, often leading to a rally before the event. This year, prices were boosted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to...
The fourth Bitcoin halving has now been completed and crypto investors look forward to its outcome in terms of the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As the biggest crypto asset, the price of most altcoins are largely correlated with Bitcoin’s, making the halving event very important to all investors. Related Reading: Stablecoins Get A […]
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After experiencing a period of high fees, onchain transfer costs on the Bitcoin network have decreased significantly. On Friday, the fees peaked at $240 per transaction, but by now they have fallen to just $11.06 each. Since reaching block height 840,179, miners are now earning less bitcoin in rewards compared to before the halving event […]
On April 28, 2024, the price of bitcoin was coasting along at $62,900 per unit as of 7:28 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Since then, the price fell below the $62K mark by Monday morning ET, only to climb back above $62,000 by mid-afternoon. It has been nine days since the last halving event and 109 […]
On Monday evening, Taproot Wizards co-founder Udi Wertheimer unveiled a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) that reintroduces the OP_CAT opcode to Bitcoin. This opcode could facilitate more streamlined and efficient decentralized file hosting systems, payment channels, and sophisticated Bitcoin smart contracts by minimizing reliance on intricate cryptographic techniques. However, Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr has labeled the […]
Like the Summer Olympics and the presidential election, bitcoin’s “halving” comes every four years. The latest halving — a preprogrammed event that cuts the amount of available coins to be mined in half — happened Friday (April 19) evening, according to multiple published reports. As noted here late last week, the halving is built in […]
John Titchen, Honolulu’s Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division chief since 2018, has been placed on administrative leave Tuesday, city officials said.
Those who saw a shelter-in-place warning on their TV screens Monday evening saw the message by mistake, Hennepin County officials say.According to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, the alert was only supposed to be sent out to a one-block radius in Robbinsdale, but an error was made at the Hennepin County dispatch, causing the message to be seen by many more.Around 6:45 p.m., officers from the Robbinsdale Police Department responded to the 3600 block of West Broadway on a report of a...
A fight over a parking space left a woman injured and missing her prosthetic eye. A woman says she was assaulted just before 7 p.m. Friday on Duke Avenue S.E. in Warren.
BAKER - A standoff in Baker on Tuesday ended with a murder suspect in custody, police said. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn said U.S. Marshals were executing a Baton Rouge Police warrant for Alvin Mott Jr., 27. After a standoff, Mott was arrested.Court records show that Mott had pleaded guilty to domestic abuse and battery to a pregnant victim one week. An initial report says on Aug. 21, 2023, Mott pulled the victim by her hair, spit on her, pointed a gun to her head and threatened to kill...
Bitcoin price action might be dicey, undergoing a major corrective phase. However, even as $60,000 looks slippery for upbeat bulls, some analysts are optimistic that the coin is ready for a strong leg up. Going by past price action, analysts maintain that the coin will surge above $73,800 and register fresh all-time highs closer to […]