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ForkLog 5 09.06.2021

Fusion’s first halving scheduled for July 13

On July 13, at block #4915200, the first halving in Fusion's blockchain. Validator rewards will drop from 2.5 FSN to 1.25 FSN. According to Fusion, the next halving is expected in two years.

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ForkLog 16 24.11.2020

Why Bitcoin Is Rising: Fundamental Drivers, Opinions, and Forecasts

The year 2020 proved not only tumultuous but also extraordinarily successful for bitcoin investors. Fueled by global uncertainty, turbulence in financial markets and currency devaluations, the price of the world’s first cryptocurrency approached December 2017 levels.

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ForkLog 5 20.11.2020

Opinion: The third halving was not the main driver of Bitcoin’s rally

Since the third halving, Bitcoin has more than doubled—from $8,570 to over $18,000. Coin Metrics co-founder Nic Carter says this growth was driven largely not by the reduction in block rewards but by fiat currency inflation and the development of institutional infrastructure.

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ForkLog 9 18.11.2020

Zcash network records its first halving as Canopy upgrade activates

On Wednesday, 18 November, the privacy-focused Zcash network saw its first halving. Concurrently at block #1046400, the Canopy upgrade was activated.

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ForkLog 13 13.11.2020

How Much Do Bitcoin Miners Influence the Market? Part I

Analyst Karim Helmi and the Coin Metrics team have developed a new methodology for quantifying the assets at the disposal of Bitcoin miners. Its hallmark lies in separating miner and mining-pool activity, allowing a more precise assessment of the coins under their control.

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ForkLog 18 21.10.2020

ZCash upgrade set to coincide with first halving

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency ZCash is preparing for its first halving in its history. Activation is expected on November 18 on block #1,046,400.

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Krzysztof Shpak 421 13.05.2020

Base Block Podcast Host: The Further We Go, the More I Think That the Case of Bitcoin Is Not About the Technology

Being as unsurprising as it gets, the reward halving in Bitcoin is an important event on many levels: it’s a historical milestone and a reason to recap on the progress made, a piece of news big enough to remind the public that Bitcoin is still here, and clear evidence of the predictable deflation that makes […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 1131 12.05.2020

Halving Has Happened, What’s Next? Crypto-Industry Stakeholders Share Their Expectations

On May 11th, block reward in the Bitcoin network was decreased from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC heralding the 3rd halving in the first crypto’s history. Block #630000, the first to bring a decreased reward, was mined by the AntPool mining pool. Crypto-industry stakeholders from around the world shared their opinions about the consequences of the […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 892 09.04.2020

Bitcoin Halving Shifts Into Future All the Time: Will It Happen as Scheduled?

Bitcoin halving will keep happening at predetermined moments until there are 21 million coins. The thing is that it’s predetermined not in time, but in block height. The nearest halving is expected to happen in May 2020.

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Krzysztof Shpak 593 08.02.2020

How Miners Brace Themselves For Halving, and How It Can Impact Bitcoin

Halving is probably the most anticipated event of 2020 in the crypto-industry. It is a scheduled decrease in block reward from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC. Since the transaction fees comprise a small fraction of miners’ income, they will basically have half of the money cut out.

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Krzysztof Shpak 496 05.01.2020

What Is Bitcoin Halving?

1 What is halving? Halving literally stands for halving the size of the miner reward for adding a new block to the blockchain. Satoshi Nakamoto hardcoded halvings on the Bitcoin network every 210,000 blocks (approximately every 4 years). 2 How many Bitcoin halvings have already happened? In Bitcoin network halvings were carried out twice: November […]

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ForkLog 34 05.11.2019

What is the Bitcoin halving?

Bitcoin’s halving is a programmed 50% cut to the block reward every 210,000 blocks to control issuance and inflation. It shapes miner economics and has often coincided with volatility; the next reduction, to 3.125 BTC, is expected in mid-April 2024 at block 840,000.

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