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Crypto is full of complex and competing narratives – filled with new technology, new ideas, new words and even new worlds. Blockworks explains the parts that tell the bigger story.
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Bitcoin mining is dominated by pools — with one industry veteran anticipating some will be flushed after the halving
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Grayscale’s research team sheds light on what is different about this halving and how to prepare
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BitGo CEO Mike Belshe shared his thoughts on the halving and bitcoin ETFs in an interview with Blockworks
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Though some expect most public miners to survive the halving, the segment’s most vulnerable could fall victim to consolidations and defaults
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Bitcoin developers are looking at ways to grow the ecosystem amid a resurgence of interest in innovation and development
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Industry giants Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms together have roughly $3 billion in combined cash and BTC on their balance sheets
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The publicly traded hoarder of bitcoin could hold close to 300,000 BTC by the end of 2025, the Benchmark Company’s Mark Palmer predicts
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CME’s Giovanni Vicioso sat down with Blockworks ahead of the halving to discuss bitcoin ETFs and BTC ahead of the April halving
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It will be at least another 10 years before newly minted BTC becomes small incentives for miners
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The final Bitcoin halving, where the mining reward becomes smaller than one satoshi, is expected to occur in 2140
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Bitcoin mining is a game of random chance played at an industrial scale, making timing the next halving practically impossible
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Brands are buying the dip in NFT sentiment — master the latest NFT types and use cases to learn why
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Wallet security experts spoke to Blockworks about the convenience and security of MPC wallet solutions
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Your guide to the brave new world of NFT lending – how does it work and will it continue?
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Making money with digital art is changing — learn how NFT investing works in the new era
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Crypto loans and on-chain credit are changing the lending market — will we avoid mistakes from the past?
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Proof-of-work is the undisputed king of consensus mechanisms — learn about its humble origins and how it works
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