Bitcoin Magazine

💰 Bitcoin options worth over $6.3 billion set to expire this Friday on Deribit Approximately $9.4 billion in cryptocurrency options are set to expire this Friday on the Deribit derivatives exchange. The majority of the options set to expire are bitcoin contracts, with a notional value of $6.35 billion. The put-call ratio ahead of Friday's end-of-month expiry is elevated at 0.68 — an increase in the amount of puts versus calls when compared to the previous week. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine

💰 Mining pool ViaBTC auctions rare Bitcoin ‘epic sat’ from recent halving event on CoinEx ViaBTC, the world’s third-largest mining pool, is initiating an auction for the “epic sat” it uncovered during Bitcoin’s fourth halving event on April 20. “Epic sat” refers to the initial satoshi generated following each halving event, occurring approximately every four years after 210,000 blocks. With just 32 epic sats expected to exist, these units carry exceptional significance within the Bitcoin network. According to the auction page, the highest bid for the asset is 2 BTC, approximately $132,000, as of press time. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine

💰 Bitcoin transaction fees surge to make up 75% of miner revenue post-halving Bitcoin’s fourth halving introduced a long-term and a short-term shift in miner revenue composition as it reduced the amount of BTC rewarded to miners for each mined block by 50% — directly impacting miner incentives and, by extension, the broader Bitcoin economy. On April 19, just before the halving, transaction fees constituted 11% of total. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine

💰 Pro-Bitcoin presidential candidate RFK Jr. says he will "put the entire US budget on blockchain" if elected in 2024. https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine

💰 Why Coinbase holding 90% of Bitcoin ETF's should worry you says Adam O'Brien 💰 @BitcoinNews 🔵 @EthereumNews 🍰 @AltcoinNews ⚫️ @TradingNews ⚫️ @MetaverseNews 📊 @StockNews

DAVE PORTNOY: 🪙 I wouldn’t buy Bitcoin at these levels. I’m don’t think I can stomach getting back in until it’s in the 40’s again https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine

💰 The Bitcoin Halving explained. https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine

💰 Grayscale Reveals 0.15% Fees For Its Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF Bitcoin ETF provider Grayscale has provided some details of its spin-off fund, the Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC), including a more competitive 0.15% fee than the uplisted mothership GBTC product, according to a pro forma financials in its latest filing. The filing also provides an illustrative example of the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) Grayscale will contribute to the mini fund: 63,204 bitcoin, or 10% of existing assets in GBTC, as per the filing. Shares of the BTC trust are to be issued and distributed automatically to holders of GBTC shares. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine

💰 Bitcoin's fourth halving block sees additional $2.4 million reward paid as fee The fourth-ever Bitcoin halving block has been confirmed. The halving block appears to be from the crypto mining pool ViaBTC with an additional 37.6256 BTC ($2,401,399) "reward paid as fees of the 3,050 transactions which were included in the block," according to a bitcoin blockchain explorer from Blockchain.com. To be sure, it's possible this block can be changed after it's been confirmed. Source https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine

BREAKING: 💰 Bitcoin halving officially complete. https://t.me/Bitcoin_Magazine