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Fortune
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Litecoin's 'halvening' setting the stage for Bitcoin's

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Bitcoin investors are looking to another proof-of-work token, Litecoin, for proof that its upcoming “halvening” could significantly boost prices next year.

A proof-of-work token means it relies on miners to solve puzzles to create new blocks in its chain. In order to limit the number of tokens issued, next month, the protocol backing Litecoin plans to cut rewards issued to miners for successfully solving a puzzle and adding a block.

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