Halving

July 29 marks the 100th day since the Bitcoin blockchain implemented its fourth mining reward halving. According to a new research by ETC Group, the bullish impact of the slowdown in BTC supply expansion led by the halving tends to kick in after 100 days. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

Jul 29, 2024

Eliézer Ndinga, 21Shares' VP and Head of Strategy and Business Development, Digital Assets, discusses the role Bitcoin network can play in consumer-facing applications. The convergence "represents a significant opportunity for entrepreneurs to get used to Bitcoin script...and trying to double down on it."

Apr 22, 2024

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above the $66,000 level after the halving took place late last Friday. Eliézer Ndinga, 21Shares' VP and Head of Strategy and Business Development, Digital Assets, discusses the halving's impact on miners, entrepreneurs, and future consumer-facing applications.

Apr 22, 2024

Bitcoin transaction fees have significantly lowered following the halving, with medium-priority transactions now costing $8.48 while high-priority transactions costing $9.32, according to data from Mempool.space. The hashprice index, a metric created by Luxor to quantify how much a miner can expect to earn from a specific quantity of hashrate, has also dropped from $182.98 per hash/day to $81. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Apr 22, 2024

Blockspace Media co-founder William Foxley helps answer questions from CoinDesk viewers on the upcoming bitcoin halving, including its impact on BTC price, whether there will be a hash rate increase, and what happens when all the halving events take place.

Apr 18, 2024

10x Research co-founder Markus Thielen joins Helene Braun on "Markets Daily" to discuss his latest research report ahead of the bitcoin halving. Plus, he looks into his crystal ball and predicts how low the price of bitcoin (BTC) will fall.

Apr 18, 2024

Data from Kaiko shows that the short-term impact of previous halvings on bitcoin prices has been mixed, but long-term has been bullish with bitcoin returns ranging from 292% to over 8000% 12 months after the event. Will the upcoming halving be a sell-the-news event? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Apr 10, 2024

Bitget Head of South Asia Jyotsna Hirdyani weighs in on the current positive momentum across the board and how the upcoming halving will potentially impact the crypto market. Plus, insights on what the South Asian markets are focusing on and the launch of Bitget's PoolX project.

Apr 8, 2024

Bitget Head of South Asia Jyotsna Hirdyani discusses the current positive momentum in bitcoin and why it will likely remain strong in the short term after the halving. "It's fair to say that the cycle will definitely reach a mark of $100,000 plus," Hirdyani said.

Apr 8, 2024

A new report from Coinbase Institutional analyzes the performance of bitcoin prior to and right after the previous halving cycles. The report explains why it's difficult to generalize patterns for bitcoin's price movement given the fact that there have only been three halving events in the past. Plus, how the success in spot bitcoin ETFs could influence bitcoin's reaction to the upcoming halving. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "The Chart of the Day."

Mar 14, 2024