The reward for the Genesis block was 50 bitcoins. There first halving in 2012 reduced the award to 25. The 2016 halving reduced the award to 12.5. Our most recent halving brought the reward down to 6.25. The upcoming 2024 halving will see the reward for miners at 3.125. 32 halvings and we’ve seen 3.…
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I would like to start this off with a small disclaimer that I am no ETH hater here, actually I would probably be way more exposed to the ETH ecosystem than BTC myself with my money. But I just think that it is always important to observe some objective statistics and think about their consequences.…
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Have you heard the story of Martti Malmi and the first Bitcoin to Fiat sale? In the early days of Bitcoin, when it was more of an experiment, Martti Malmi, a lesser-known figure in the market, made history. Back in October 2009, when Bitcoin was still a niche concept, he executed a transaction that saw…
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We just went over 800k validators and increasing steadily. The queue is shrinking since more validators are allowed in and out each epoch (it's a fraction of the current number of active validators) If the trend continues, the queue should be gone in 18 days or so, and then growth could slow down. I can…
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I'm a bit surprised that it's not being talked about a lot on here especially considering that it's perfectly suited for long-term strategies such as DCA or Buy The Dip. Here's what it is, how it works, and why it's arguably the best risk management tool out there. At its core, a trailing stop loss…
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The HKMA said that funds placed on unlicensed “crypto banks” are not protected by the region’s deposit protection scheme.
August 31, 2023 – Grayscale Wins Lawsuit Against SEC on the matter of a bitcoin spot ETF. The market led by Bitcoin rises about 5% following the news. 3 days later, the SEC rejects (again) all requests for a spot bitcoin ETF, among others of Blackrock, Fidelity and Vanguard. The news kills the rally and…
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I stumbled across an old thread over on the Bitcoin sub reddit which I have linked. Its an interesting thread to read as it shows that even back then people were debating prices they were going to sell at or if they were going to HODL for a long time. With the upcoming next bull…
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So my main take away from the last bull run is you go into the bull market not knowing what is going on and you will assume you will figure out the top and sell perfectly. This does not happen even and you will get burnt. I did and i'm sure that many of you…
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