Published on 31 May 2024 on Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance
The Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) halving (also known as the halvening) event was, perhaps, grossly underappreciated this year. By pure happenstance, the April 19 halving took place while the cryptocurrency market obsessed over the SEC's approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs.
Yet investors shouldn't downplay the significance of the 2024 Bitcoin halving event. While it already took place over a month ago, it will have ripple effects throughout the year and beyond.