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As Bitcoin Halving Dust Settles, Network Awakens to Costly New Reality

Published 05/21/2020, 01:50 PM
Updated 05/21/2020, 03:20 PM
As Bitcoin Halving Dust Settles, Network Awakens to Costly New Reality
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Things haven’t quite been the same since the Bitcoin (BTC) halving. A substantial number of miners have pulled the plug on their equipment due to the halved reward. Consequently, transaction fees are now considerably higher, the hash rate has shed around 25%–40%, and new blocks are generated at remarkably low speed.

So, what can be done to prepare for this new post-halving reality, or will things return back to normal in the near future? Here is a closer look at which blockchain processes have been affected.

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