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9 Reasons Why Bitcoin Has Never Been Stronger Going Into a Halving

From surging price and all-time-high hash rates, to Paul Tudor Jones and narrative relevance, a look at the strength of BTC heading into next week’s halving.

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From surging price and all-time-high hashrates to Paul Tudor Jones and narrative relevance, a look at the strength of BTC heading into next week’s halving.

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The bitcoin halving is just a few days away and the growing excitement is palpable. On this episode of The Breakdown, NLW argues the excitement is also legitimate, and looks at nine reasons why bitcoin has never been stronger going into one of its every-four-year issuance reductions:

  • Price
  • Hashrate
  • Mining competition
  • Accessibility and Services
  • Infrastructure
  • Institutional awareness and participation
  • Narrative relevance
  • Perceived and real resilience
  • Lindy effects

Oh, and let’s not forget: Hedge fund legend Paul Tudor Jones is reportedly invested in bitcoin and sees it as a hedge against "great monetary inflation."

See also: Why the Dollar Has Never Been Stronger or More Set Up to Fail

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Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

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