Bitcoinwill go through its latest so - called“halving ” eventstarting Friday . The halving will cut the current wages for mine newfangled coins from 6.25 Bitcoin to 3.125 . Halving isan integral part of the Bitcoin blockchain system , which creates a monetary system that controls pomposity .
Previous Bitcoin halving events have sent Bitcoin prices higher . But givenBitcoin ’s recent excitability , many experts say this time will be different — and thatthe cryptocurrency could even lose value after the halving .
Whatever impact Bitcoin ’s halving has on Bitcoin itself , its performance will almost certainly touch other major cryptocurrencies . Here are 5 cryptocurrencies to find out during Bitcoin halving .

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This story originally appeared onQuartz .
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