BTC in the early morning of February 5, 2021
bitcoin network generates a new block every ten minutes. Every time a miner completes a block, he can get a certain amount of bitcoin as a block reward, and the reward will be halved for every 210000 blocks mined. Because the time for mining each block is limited to 10 minutes, at this rate, the period for the reward to be halved is four years, that is to say, the reward for bitcoin blocks is halved every four years
when the bitcoin block reward was halved for the first time, its price rose 25 times from 300 yuan to 7995 yuan; In the second half, the price rose 28 times from 5011 yuan to 140000 yuan. So many people predict that the third halving of bitcoin in May 2020 will lead to a sharp rise in the price of bitcoin, at least 10 times. However, these figures are not so clear. After halving in 2012, bitcoin prices rose for two months, and in 2016, there was almost no immediate response to deflation for a month. This may also be the result of the strategy of "buying rumors and selling news" implemented by some speculators
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after bitcoin halved, the supply slowed down, and keeping deflation through algorithm has always been a part of bitcoin protocol design. It was set up to ensure the value of bitcoin. By recing block incentives and setting the maximum possible supply of bitcoin at 21 million bitcoins, bitcoin has an anti inflation feature, which runs counter to the tendency of central banks to print money at will. At present, there are about 17.5 million bitcoins in circulation, and less than 3.5 million bitcoins are available for mining. When the next block award halves, bitcoin's annual inflation rate will drop from the current 3.8% to about 1.8%
maintaining deflation through algorithms has always been a part of the design of bitcoin protocol. It was created to guarantee the value of bitcoin. By recing block incentives and keeping the total amount of bitcoin at 21 million bitcoins, bitcoin is endowed with an anti inflation nature, which is different from the tendency of central banks to print money at will. At present, there are about 17.5 million bitcoins in circulation and less than 3.5 million available for mining. The next block award cut in half could rece bitcoin's annual inflation rate from the current 3.8% to about 1.8%. This will be the first time in bitcoin's history that it has fallen below the historical average of about 2% - 3% growth in gold supply
in December 2017, the highest price of bitcoin was US $19798
in 2018, the lowest price of bitcoin is $3155
in 2018, the highest price of bitcoin was US $17157
in 2019, the lowest price of bitcoin is US $3353
in 2019, the highest price of bitcoin will be $13968
by 2020, the lowest price of bitcoin is US $3800
so far in 2020, the highest price of bitcoin is US $35000
from the above data, it can be clearly seen that bitcoin has fluctuated a lot over the years
historically, it has been rising. In the long run, I think bitcoin is worth investing
No one can guarantee that bitcoin will double in 2021, but we can buy a small amount of bitcoin, but don't think too much about it, because bitcoin is only a virtual currency after all, it's just a virtual thing with value-added that we can see, It doesn't have value-added parts like RMB or gold, but in this case, everyone may be interested in bitcoin, just because it is a conceptual thing. If bitcoin wants to increase its price, there will be some crazy price increases, but if it wants to rece its price, it will be very fast, This bubble will be much faster than the housing bubble. p>
sometimes when we see the rising price of this kind of currency, we may feel very sad, but for each of us, the rising price of this kind of currency is not necessarily a real rising price, even if it is gold, it is a kind of hard currency. If the price of bitcoin goes up, it may be that gold prices all over the world are going up, but for bitcoin, it is just a conceptual thing. If it wants to go down, it will go down faster than this kind of real stock. Whether bitcoin can double again in 2021, no one can guarantee it, However, if you are interested in bitcoin, you can buy it in small quantities. If you are not interested, don't touch it
the issuance of bitcoin does not depend on indivials or teams, but through a process called "mining". By solving the problem of cryptography, people get the right to create new blocks and get rewards. It can be said that the new bitcoin is proced to reward miners to verify blocks. In the beginning, 50 bitcoins were awarded for each block packed. Nakamoto designed a set of rules. For every 210000 blocks excavated (about four years), the reward will be halved. This is what we call "halving" event
the first half was at the end of 2012, when 50 bitcoins were awarded to the 210000 block, but only 25 bitcoins were awarded to the 210001 block
the second half took place in the middle of 2016, and the reward was halved again, so 12.5 bitcoins were awarded in 420001 block
and so on...
until around 2140, 21 million bitcoins were g up, and then they stopped rewarding
Why do we need this half design? If bitcoin is issued too fast and there is no circulation limit, there will be a large amount of bitcoin in circulation in the market, and it will definitely be greatly devalued. One thing to remember: bitcoin is valuable. First, the number of bitcoins is fixed, that is 21 million; Moreover, through the halving process, inflation in the bitcoin economy can be suppressed
the third halving will take place in May this year. Let's wait and see.
1. Ethereum: a better value accumulation target
for many years, accumulating bitcoin has been the main way to store the value of cryptocurrency. Investors use bitcoin as a sharp weapon against the economic crisis. However, institutional traders are now also interested in Ethereum
in the 2020 annual review report of coinbase, it is noted that institutional customers are more and more interested in Ethereum. The reason is related to how investors evaluate Ethereum ecosystem
first of all, it is the original currency of the network. Because Ethereum is a platform for many valuable projects, Ethereum has become a powerful trading currency in Ethereum ecosystem
Why are more and more institutional traders hoarding Ethereum
the report points out that the driving force for Ethereum holders to invest comes from: first, Ethereum's potential as a value store is constantly developing; 2、 Ethereum's status as a digital currency provides the basis for its network transactions<
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2. Investment institutions such as coinbase and Gemini are optimistic about Ethereum and defi
Arthur Cheong, founder of definance capital and portfolio manager focusing on defi encryption fund, pointed out in a statement in coindesk, "I think bold investors will explore Ethereum and defi after studying bitcoin."
according to the data, some investment institutions such as coinbase and Gemini are incredibly bullish on Ethereum. In addition, more and more large investors are looking for different decentralized financing space
Why are more and more institutional traders hoarding Ethereum< However, deniss vinokourou, a digital asset investment manager, believes that "not everyone is satisfied with the risks associated with defi that still exist, but the rapid growth of active projects in Ethereum supports capital appreciation."
unlike bitcoin, Ethereum has many ways to retain investors and lock them in for a long time. After the release of eth2.0, Ethereum owners have made a lot of profits in long Ethereum
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At present, it is certain that its price will continue to increase. After all, there are many financial institutions supporting the stability of the currency price
there are too many uncertain events in 2020, such as epidemic, "3.12", WiFi, filecoin main network delay, US presidential election, etc., while the certain events include Ethereum 2.0 online, bitcoin price rise, etc
why is the rise of bitcoin price a deterministic event
This is undeniable, so it has become the most certain thing at the beginning of 2021. At present, it is certain that its price will continue to grow. After all, there are many financial institutions supporting the stability of the currency price< br />