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On this day in 2016, the second Bitcoin halving took place at block 420,000, cutting the miner reward from 25 to 12.5 BTC.
Within 12 months, Bitcoin's price had risen from ~$650 to nearly $3,000.
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2026-07-09 16:47:55 UTCEvent JSON
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