With the highly anticipated bitcoin halving reducing new mining supply, what are crypto traders thinking about upcoming market behavior?
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 11, 2020
Bitcoin’s third halving, Consensus:Distributed and a pullback after the bulls make another run at $10,000. It’s Markets Daily from CoinDesk.
Market Wrap: Interest in Bitcoin Rises as Prices Near $10K, but Can It Continue?
Casual investors are hearing about bitcoin more often while professionals are taking advantage of a growing derivatives market.
Most Bitcoin Buyers Are in the Money Ahead of the Halving, Data Suggests
Nearly 85% — or 25.79 million — of addresses holding bitcoin are now “in-the-money.”
Market Wrap: Bitcoin at $9.9K as Halving Chatter Increases
Bitcoin’s price keeps gaining as people increasingly talk about the halving – but the event’s potential after-effects may be considered an afterthought for many investors.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Nears All-Time High in Final Adjustment Before Halving
Bitcoin mining difficulty increased to 16.10 trillion (T) on Tuesday, close to the network’s all-time high of 16.55 T recorded in March.
Bitcoin Halving 2020: How the World’s Largest Mining Pool Is Helping Miners ‘De-Risk’
F2Pool, the largest bitcoin mining pool in the world, controls 20% of the network’s hashrate. F2Pool’s Thomas Heller explains the economics of mining.
Bitcoin Halving 2020: How the World’s Largest Mining Pool Is Helping Miners ‘De-Risk’
F2Pool, the largest bitcoin mining pool in the world, controls 20% of the network’s hashrate. F2Pool’s Thomas Heller explains the economics of mining.
Bitcoin’s Halving Is Irrelevant for Some Large Traders
Bitcoin’s third halving is less than two weeks away. Some traders are less than bullish ahead of the event.
Bitcoin Halving 2020: The ‘Arms Race’ for Miner Efficiency Intensifies
In the lead-up to the next bitcoin halving event in May, some bitcoin miners are looking at leveraging what some describe as “surplus energy” to make operations even more cost-effective.
Bitcoin Rallies 10% Ahead of CME April Futures Expiration
There’s a “general expectation for a pick up in volatility” around CME expiry.
China’s Rainy Season Is Coming. This Time Bitcoin Miners Aren’t Investing
With bitcoin’s price drop and imminent halving, mining farms in China are struggling to fill slots despite the coming rainy season, when power is cheap.
Bitcoin Halving 2020: How Miners Expect the Crypto Markets to React
“If price performance following the November 2012 and July 2016 halvings is any indicator, bitcoin’s price should increase significantly over the 10- to 12-month period following the [third] halving,” said Huobi’s Ciara Sun.
MicroBT Rolls Out 3 New Bitcoin Miners to Compete With Bitmain Ahead of the Halving
The Shenzhen-based firm is rolling out three new top-of-the-line bitcoin miners hoping to eat further into Bitmain’s market dominance.
Bitcoin Halving: How Miners are Preparing for Lower Block Rewards
As the latest Bitcoin halving approaches, miners are upgrading equipment, optimizing arrangements, conserving power and more in the race to dominate.
First Mover: A Sneak Preview of Bitcoin’s Halving — in Real Time
As central banks around the world inject trillions into the global economy, investors are looking at bitcoin and its “halving” as a hedge against inflation.
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 concentration of miners in China.
Bitcoin’s Approaching ‘Halving,’ Explained
In May 2020, Bitcoin’s third “halving” will take place. Here’s what you need to know about the most hotly anticipated cryptocurrency event of the year.