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

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💰 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.

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💰 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.

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💰 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.

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💰 ViaBTC's 'epic sat' from fourth Bitcoin halving block sells for 33.3 BTC ($2.13 million)

An "epic sat"—an exceptionally rare satoshi, the smallest unit of bitcoin, from Bitcoin's fourth halving block—sold for over $2 million. This milestone not only signifies Bitcoin's fourth halving but also includes a block identified as an epic 'Rare Satoshi' by the Ordinals numbering system," CoinEx Global wrote on the satoshi's auction page, adding on social media, "This auction isn't just a bidding event; it marked the community recognition, media attention and widespread embrace of Bitcoin."

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💰 Runes generate over $135 million in fees in first week on Bitcoin network

The Runes token standard was recently launched on the Bitcoin network and has generated over 2129 bitcoin ($135 million) in transaction fees within its first week. Runes utilizes Bitcoin’s UTXO model and the OP_RETURN opcode to offer a more efficient tokenization solution for the network than the BRC20 standard (based on the Ordinals protocols). It allows users to mint tokens on top of Bitcoin, which are generally memecoins.

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💰 DTCC rules out collateral for Bitcoin-linked ETFs

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) — a financial services company that provides clearing and settlement services for the financial markets — stated that it will not allocate any collateral to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with exposure to Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies and will not extend loans against them.

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🪙 Transaction Fees Plunge to 35% of Bitcoin Miner Revenue Post-Halving: CryptoQuant

Transaction fees have fallen from $80 million on the halving day to $6 million as of April 26. The portion of Bitcoin miner revenue coming from transaction fees has fallen significantly after surging on the day of the last halving event. A CryptoQuant report revealed that transaction fees now represent 35% of total miner revenue, a significant decline from the 75% recorded on April 19.

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💰 Bitcoin Could Fall to $50K in ‘Correction Mode,’ Says Analyst

Bitcoin prices are in retreat again during Asian trading on Monday morning and analysts are predicting more pain ahead as the correction deepens. Bitcoin has fallen back to more than 15% down from its mid-March peak, dropping to a ten-day low of under $62,000 on Monday morning. On April 28, an analyst feed ‘Stockmoney Lizards’ noted that the halving was over, but bitcoin continues to print red candles.

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💰 Small Bitcoin holders are accumulating even as prices fall

Bitcoin prices fluctuated dramatically over the past month, a fascinating trend emerged among different Bitcoin holder categories. Analysis of Glassnode's latest data reveals that while larger entities were reducing their holdings, possibly due to profit-taking or reaction to market changes, smaller entities did just the opposite. The balance for entities holding between 0.01 - 0.1 BTC saw the most notable increase.

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🇺🇸 US spot 💰 bitcoin ETF outflows continue with $51.5 million more exiting

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States saw more than $51.5 million in net outflows yesterday. Notably, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust was not the biggest culprit. The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF saw $31.34 million leave the product on April 29, while GBTC experienced $24.66 million in net outflows, per data from SoSoValue. The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund also saw a net outflow of $6.85 million.

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💰 Standard Chartered says bitcoin price could fall further to $50,000

Bitcoin's price fall below the $60,000 mark could be the start of further pain to come, according to Standard Chartered Bank. "BTC's proper break below $60K has now reopened a route to the $50-52K range," Geoffrey Kendrick, head of Standard Chartered Bank's forex and digital assets research, said Wednesday in a statement to The Block. "The driver seems to be a combination of crypto-specific and broader macro."

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