Why did the price of gold and bitcoin soar in February 2024? Should we see in this concordance more than a coincidence, one after the other becoming a popular safe haven for individuals and soon for institutions, as the France Info economic columnist seemed to indicate? Before attempting to provide some answers to this question, […]
Why did the price of gold and bitcoin soar in February 2024? Should we see in this concordance more than a coincidence, one after the other becoming a popular safe haven for individuals and soon for institutions, as the economic columnist from France Infos seemed to indicate? Before attempting to provide some answers to this […]
Users of the Ordinals protocol have been eagerly awaiting the launch of Runes, a new Bitcoin protocol promising the creation of fungible tokens in a more efficient and secure manner. Created by Casey Rodarmor, the creator of Ordinals, the Runes protocol was launched simultaneously with the 4th Bitcoin halving. How does Runes work and what […]
With the 4th halving of Bitcoin having been completed without incident, what are the levels to watch for the cryptocurrency while waiting for a movement on its price? It is Monday April 22, 2024 and the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $66,000. A new era is dawning this week for Bitcoin. Halving 2024 […]
If Bitcoin has been a very profitable asset in recent months, it is also very energy intensive. While the network (called blockchain) allowing the exchange of bitcoins consumed less than 100 Terawatt hours (TWh) per year at the start of 2023, according to the Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) recently published by the University of […]
“A genius”, “the ultimate geek”, “a brain like we rarely see”… The laudatory words of Nicolas Bacca's relatives and ex-collaborators say a lot about the esteem he arouses. And yet, the co-founder of Ledger – left the company in September 2023 – is very accessible: it is not uncommon to see him wandering around blockchain […]
On April 3, 2024, Bitcoin Cash, a derivative copy of bitcoin, made its preview halving. Two weeks before BTC, this cryptocurrency halved its issuance of digital tokens. It gives us a glimpse of what awaits real bitcoin on April 20. Created in 2017, Bitcoin Cash (abbreviated as BCH) works according to the same principle as […]
What is cryptocurrency halving? Halving: definition Halving is an automatic mechanism introduced into the Bitcoin (BTC) code by its inventor Satoshi Nakamoto: this implies that at regular intervals, the emission of bitcoins per block created by miners is halved. Miner reward halved for every 210,000 blocks created Thus, since the creation of bitcoin in 2008, […]
For people born on February 29, the leap year 2024 is the guarantee of beautiful gifts. For archers or field hockey players, 2024, the Olympic year, is a rare window of attention. For US political scientists, 2024 presidential year is an opportunity to display their knowledge on television sets. Well, for those who love cryptocurrencies, […]
In 10 days, on the 840,000th block on the Bitcoin blockchain, one of the most anticipated events in the cryptosphere will take place. “Halving Day” takes place every four years and has historically had a significant impact both on the Bitcoin network with a capital “B”, and on its digital currency, bitcoin with a small […]
