Cryptocurrency

2024

Bitcoin

With the Bitcoin halving fast approaching, investors are grappling with a critical decision: are the shares worth buying now, or is it wise to wait and buy later? 
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Stakeholders from the industry have contradicting views. Some of them, for instance, Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise Asset Management, suggests adopting the “buy the news” as an investment strategy. 
According to Hougan, who holds these views, historical patterns demonstrating price surges after past halvings come to light. The halving, which is part of the proof-of-work mechanism of Bitcoin, operates after every 210,000 blocks and reduces the number of miner rewards by giving them only half as many coins as before over the past four years. 
This supply decrease, along with the spot Bitcoin ETFs, would increase demand, resulting in an increase in prices. 
Coinpass CEO Jeff Hancock finds Bitcoin becoming less volatile as it incorporates into the traditional financial system, thereby attracting institutional investors to the market. He brings up variables such as intense inflation and a new batch of fund launches. 
According to Hancock, “the market is historic,” and demand will persist even beyond 2024. He speculates about the creation of ETFs, which will give a chance to invest in at least another important cryptocurrency. 
Experts tend to be at odds on this issue, with some emphasizing the long-term perspective based on expecting prices to be higher. While volatility is the main characteristic of the crypto market, pricing uncertainty remains a crucial factor for short-term market movements. 
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