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What is Bitcoin halving?

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April 25, 2024

Bitcoins are created as a reward when someone with lots of computing power produces a new block of transaction data. This reward is “halved” every few years, making Bitcoins more expensive and mining only worthwhile with energy-efficient computers.

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