Bitcoin halving: What you need to know
Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjusts based on the amount of computing power dedicated to the network. As mining rewards decrease, some miners may drop out, potentially reducing the network's overall hash rate (computing power). This could impact Bitcoin's security, as a lower hash rate makes the network more vulnerable to potential attacks. Bitcoin, the world's first and largest cryptocurrency, has a unique feature called "halving" that occurs roughly every four years. The next Bitcoin halving event is a hotly anticipated occurrence...