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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Here’s what experts expect from the Bitcoin halving’

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Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin BTC every fucking day.
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin market capBitcoin’s market cap ended the day at $163,358,189,151.
Bitcoin distribution by addressAs of now, there are 12,523 Bitcoin millionaires, or addresses containing more than $1 million worth of Bitcoin.
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