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Bitcoin's halving created the most valuable blocks in history, aside from one
Bitcoin's halving created the most valuable blocks in history, aside from one

The mining of the first block since the invention of Bitcoin Ordinals and the launch of the Rune protocol led to sky-high fees paid to miners for the first few blocks of the halving. The most valuable block in Bitcoin’s history, however, was the result of a mistake.

The Block·2024/04/20 23:19
The Pulse: The Bitcoin halving has taken place. Now it gets interesting
The Pulse: The Bitcoin halving has taken place. Now it gets interesting

This is the fourth edition of a regular opinion column by The Block’s editor-in-chief on current events in the crypto space and other musings.Today’s topics include the bitcoin halving, the Mango Markets exploiter, Telegram, Tether and upcoming Hong Kong ETFs.

The Block·2024/04/20 18:02
Grayscale plans industry-low 0.15% fee for Bitcoin Mini Trust spinoff fund, under ticker BTC
Grayscale plans industry-low 0.15% fee for Bitcoin Mini Trust spinoff fund, under ticker BTC

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust, a new fund automatically formed from 10% of the Bitcoin held by GBTC, will charge a more competitive rate than its parent.

The Block·2024/04/20 17:08
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10:19
Polymarket predicts a 36% probability on the event "Bitcoin drops to $55,000 in June."
BlockBeats News, June 10th, as Bitcoin briefly dropped below $61,000, the prediction on Polymarket for "Bitcoin dropping to $55,000 in June" had a 36% probability (4% on June 2nd). Furthermore, the probability of dropping to $50,000 was 16%, and the probability of rising to $65,000 was 57%.
10:00
"ETH Long" Buddy Faces Partial Liquidation Again, Cumulative Loss Reaches Nearly $35 Million
BlockBeats News, June 10th, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, as the market declined, "Big Brother Whale" Huang Li Cheng's 25x ETH long position was partially liquidated again. He also closed most of his position, and is currently facing a loss of approximately $35 million.
09:55
Tonight, ahead of the CPI data release, the probability of a Fed interest rate hike this year is 68.8%.
BlockBeats News, June 10th, according to CME's "FedWatch" data, the probability of a Fed rate hike within the year is 68.8% tonight before the announcement of the May CPI data in the United States. The probabilities are as follows: 43.1% for a cumulative 25 basis point hike, 21.2% for a cumulative 50 basis point hike, 4.2% for a cumulative 75 basis point hike, and 0.3% for a cumulative 100 basis point hike. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will announce the May CPI data tonight at 20:30. The market generally expects the May CPI to rise by 0.5% month-over-month, with a year-over-year growth rate of 4.2%. If this expectation is met, it will be the first time the U.S. CPI has returned to above 4% since May 2023, reaching the highest level since April 2023. As for the core CPI, the market expects a 0.3% month-over-month increase in May, with a year-over-year growth rate of 2.9%.
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