Bitcoin Drop Before Halving Expected, Will It Get Worse In September?
Benjamin Cowen, an analyst and founder of Into The Cryptoverse, thinks Bitcoin will likely maintain a downside trajectory in September ahead of next year’s halving. Pointing to the coin’s performance and comparing it to how Bitcoin has faired over the years, the analyst predicts doom for the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is trading at around $25,860 and has remained under pressure in the past few weeks after surging almost 60% from November 2022 lows, when the drop was accelerated by the collapse of FTX and the bankruptcy of several centralized finance....
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The 2024 Bitcoin halving is only two days away, and there are already varying expectations of what might happen to the BTC price once the event is completed. One way to get an idea of how it could play out for the Bitcoin price, though, is through historical data and how the cryptocurrency has performed at times like these. Bitcoin Price Trends For Previous Halvings There have been three halvings so far since Bitcoin was first launched in 2009 and with each one, Bitcoin has demonstrated various reactions to the event. The first halving took place on November 28, 2012, the second happened....
So far, the doomsayers are proven wrong, yet that situation could change at any given moment. The Bitcoin halving is almost upon us, and many people believe the Bitcoin price will be affected by this milestone. A lot of people seem to think the price will go down, and some of them even expected it to go down before the halving itself. But that does not seem to be the case, despite a small dip on the charts after a strong climb. Influencing the Bitcoin price on the free market is not as straightforward as most people want to believe. Granted, there is the age-old game of bulls and bears....
Bitcoin’s hashrate has been running hot despite the lower prices and the recent difficulty increases. In fact, blocks are being discovered faster than the ten-minute block interval average and because of this factor, the network’s reward halving may come sooner than expected. While some halving counters that simply leverage the ten-minute average note the halving is expected in May or April 2024, halving counters leveraging precise block interval times show the halving event could happen as early as March 1, 2024. Block Intervals Show Halving Date Could Be Much Closer Than....
Bitcoin (BTC) enthusiasts and investors are keeping a watchful eye on the ever-volatile cryptocurrency market as the clock ticks closer to the highly anticipated halving event in April 2024. Benjamin Cowen, a well-known crypto analyst with a substantial following, has raised concerns about the potential for a significant price drop in Bitcoin before this upcoming […]
The long-awaited fourth Bitcoin halving finally occurred after BTC posted its 840,000th block. This event is significant as it is expected to have several implications for the Bitcoin ecosystem and the crypto market going forward. What To Expect Following The Bitcoin Halving The Bitcoin halving slashed miners’ rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC for each block mined. This means that Bitcoin miners are set to earn a reduced income of 450 BTC instead of the 900 BTC they earned before the fourth halving. This development is expected to have a dire effect on their operations, as NewsBTC....