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Topic: supply

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Saturday, 7/11, 01:37 AM

What Is the Bitcoin Halving, and Why Does It Matter?

  • The Bitcoin halving is a rule written into Bitcoin's code that cuts the reward paid to miners in half roughly every four years.
  • It is the mechanism that enforces Bitcoin's hard limit of 21 million coins, slowing the creation of new bitcoin over time.
  • Here is what it is, why it exists, and why supporters pay it so much attention.

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