The Bitcoin roller coaster has had more peaks and valleys than usual over the past month. The price has soared to just under $72,000 and dipped asa low as $60,617, in a whiplash-inducing series of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how bitcoin, crypto and blockchain can change the world. The bitcoin price, up around 330% since crashing to recent ...

A highly anticipated Bitcoin software update called the “halving” has been completed, dealing a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring that the digital currency functions smoothly ...

Bitcoin halving is a pivotal event in the cryptocurrency’s lifespan that reduces the number of bitcoin in circulation by one half. It cuts the reward for mining bitcoin in half and reduces the ...

Most older mining rigs will struggle to break even after Bitcoin block rewards halve in April, prompting miners to take them offline, according to research from Galaxy Digital. As much as 20% of ...

The bitcoin halving event is only a few days away, and cryptocurrency traders and investors are watching to see how the market will fare going forward. Historically, bitcoin’s previous halvings have ...

FILE - An advertisement for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin displayed on a tram, May 12, 2021, in Hong Kong. Sometime in the next few days or even hours, the “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex ...

The supply of bitcoin entering the market is about to be cut in half. This bitcoin halving isn’t some apocalyptic prediction; it’s just part of the DNA of the cryptocurrency. “It’s an event that’s ...

What is the ‘halving’ event? The bitcoin “halving” event refers to a point when the reward allotted to bitcoin miners is cut in half. Occurring roughly once every four years, the halving is designed ...

Matt Whittaker specializes in natural resources journalism. Over the past two decades, he’s reported on energy, cannabis, mining, agriculture and commercial fishing from the Americas, Europe and Asia.