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This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It 'Priced In'?

Institutions launching bitcoin ETFs this year have buoyed the bitcoin price to record levels. Does that mean the impact of the halving — the four-year slashing of the bitcoin reward — could be relatively muted?

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Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin’s Supply Reduction

What does Bitcoin’s fourth halving mean, and why does it matter?

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What Is Bitcoin Meant to Hedge?

The cryptocurrency underperformed this week as an economic safe haven. But bitcoiners are taking a longer term view.

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Bitcoin Miners Are Set for a Coiled Spring Rally

Miners face uncertain times as the halving changes Bitcoin’s economics. Which groups are best positioned for the future? Dan Weiskopf, at Tidal Financial Group, gives a run-down.

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Time to Take the Reins on Tokenization, or Risk Missing Out

Tokenization can revolutionize the way transactions are processed. But, for institutions, the highest potential lies in the digital assets themselves, says Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC.

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Why Bitcoin's 'Monetary Maximalists' Oppose 'JPEG Enjoyers' (and Why They're Wrong)

Those who want to prevent Ordinals, inscriptions and soon Runes from living on-chain are misguided. Bitcoin is about economic incentives only, not altruism, SunnySide Digital CEO Taras Kulyk argues.

Focusing on user experiences might mean the end of tribalism in crypto, NEAR Foundation CEO Illia Polosukhin says. (Frederik Merten/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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The Solution for Stablecoin Regulation

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand are proposing legislation to address the inadequacies in the stablecoin sector, and foster financial innovation in the United States. "The possibilities for using stablecoins are numerous," they write.

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What Bitcoiners Are Saying About the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving

Is the halving priced in or not? Will it disrupt the bitcoin mining industry? Or accelerate adoption? Here's what experts and community members are saying about the fourth — and perhaps most anticipated — halving.

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Bitcoin Miners Must Optimize to Survive

The bitcoin mining industry will likely consolidate following the halving as miners with access to more capital continue to expand their operations and improve their infrastructure, software and business contracts, Core Scientific CEO Adam Sullivan writes.

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What the History of Linux Says About the Long Road to Decentralized Storage Adoption

The current dominance of cloud hyperscalers like Google and Amazon is not a natural monopoly, but decentralized cloud needs to continue to innovate before it becomes the option paying customers choose, Banyan CEO Claudia Richoux argues.

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