CRYPTO

Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com,

The Honey Badger’s fourth halving is special for several reasons.

The Bitcoin blockchain is secured by “Proof-of-Work” (PoW) – which is known as “mining”. In simple terms, it uses specialized computers (ASICs) which are optimized to solve a cryptographic math problem – a big one.

The number of computations per second is measured in TerraHashes (TH/s). One TerraHash is a trillion computations. The current hashrate (more…)

Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com,

Hong Kong’s securities regulator reportedly approved the in-kind creation model for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs instead of the cash-create model in the United States.

Hong Kong has become the latest country to approve spot exchange-traded funds (ETF) for Bitcoin and Ether, with local regulators issuing approvals to at least three local issuers.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) conditionally approved its (more…)

Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com,

The potential approval of the first batch of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong could be a big catalyst for Bitcoin’s halving rally, commentators say.

Hong Kong could approve 4 Bitcoin ETFs before halving

The Securities Regulatory Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) could approve the first batch of spot Bitcoin ETFs by April 15, days before the Bitcoin halving is set to cut the supply issuance rate of BTC. (more…)