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<p style="text-align: justify">You can also read this news on COINTURK NEWS: <a href="https://en.coin-turk.com/countdown-to-bitcoin-halving-mining-companies-prepare-for-2024-event/" data-wpel-link="internal">Countdown to Bitcoin Halving: Mining Companies Prepare for 2024 Event</a><br></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">While the crypto market’s eyes are on spot <a href="https://en.coin-turk.com/is-the-crypto-currency-decline-over-bitcoin-and-altcoins-analysis/" data-wpel-link="internal">Bitcoin</a> ETF applications, Bitcoin mining companies continue to take steps to strengthen their operations after the halving event scheduled for 2024. Let’s examine the expected effects of the halving event in April, which will cut Bitcoin network block rewards in half, on the mining sector.</p> 
<h2 class="p1" style="text-align: justify" id="countdown-to-halving-continues">Countdown to Halving Continues</h2> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">The Bitcoin ecosystem is designed to reduce the amount of <a href="https://en.coin-turk.com/crypto-analyst-predicts-lengthy-consolidation-period-for-bitcoin/" data-wpel-link="internal">BTC</a> given to a miner who adds a new block to the ongoing activities. Mining reward halvings occur every 210,000 blocks, and with a block added to the ecosystem every ten minutes, halving events happen approximately every four years.</p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">The next halving, which will be the fourth event, will reduce the Bitcoin mining reward from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. Previous halvings took place in 2012, 2016, and 2020. The reduction of mining rewards is a significant factor for miners, considering the effects on hardware and general operating costs, profitability, and investment returns.</p> 
<p><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-296511 size-full" src="https://coin-turk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/btc-halving-grafik.png" alt="" width="3076" height="1889"></p> 
<h2 class="p1" style="text-align: justify" id="mining-companies-take-action">Mining Companies Take Action</h2> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">The efficiency of Bitcoin mining operations will play a crucial role during the halving. Hut8 CEO Jaime Leverton stated that this event would force miners to improve efficiency in their operations to continue their activities.</p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">Hut8 has actively deployed purpose-built software to increase the efficiency of its mining facilities in Canada. Leverton also added that the company hopes to complete a previously announced deal to purchase four power plants in Ontario to strengthen its operations.</p> 
<p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">This capacity includes a total of 310 MW, including the old 40 MW North Bay mining site that Hut8 had to vacate due to a prolonged legal dispute with Validus Power. Hut8 plans to purchase the aforementioned power plants from the company after they are transferred to state officials in September 2023. Leverton made the following statement:</p> 
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 <p class="p1" style="text-align: justify">“We have long been bullish on mining and the Bitcoin price moving up and to the right over time, and we believe that the best-prepared miners will take an upward position after the halving event. That’s why we strategically acted this year to expand our mining operations inorganically and succeeded in increasing our capacity through mergers.”</p> 
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Countdown to Bitcoin Halving: Mining Companies Prepare for 2024 Event

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