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Live Blog: Bitcoin Halving 2016
The bitcoin block reward is set to fall from 25 bitcoins to 12.5 bitcoins in just a few hours.
By Stan Higgins
Updated Sep 11, 2021, 12:22 p.m. Published Jul 9, 2016, 1:41 p.m.
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The bitcoin block reward is set to fall from 25 bitcoins to 12.5 bitcoins in just a few hours.
The event, which happens roughly every four years, represents a major shift in the mining landscape, and speculation has swirled about what impact the reward drop will have on the bitcoin mining ecosystem.
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CoinDesk will be live blogging today's event, providing updates on the latest speculation and commentary.
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