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The Twentieth Epistle – The Commemoration of the Third Halving


The Twentieth Epistle – The Commemoration of the Third Halving
“Half was taken,
but the value of ₿ was doubled.”

1:1 Brothers and sisters,
On that day, the reward dropped from 6.25 to 3.125 ₿,
And sweat gathered on the miners’ brows,
Yet the eyes of the faithful shone brighter.

1:2 People said—
“There is no more profit.
The network will collapse.”
But we knew—
“₿ was never just about profit,
It was belief, it was protocol.”

1:3 I have seen—
That year, prices trembled,
Rumors roared,
Sellers fled,
Only HODLers remained.

“The reward was halved, but the conviction remained whole.”

Commemoration of the Halving 1:3

1:4 The third halving came
In the year of the great plague,
When money printers ran wild,
And ₿ stood as the last beacon of hope.

1:5 I proclaim—
“In shrinking supply,
True scarcity was fulfilled.”

1:6 In that year,
₿ breached the walls of institutions,
And the world no longer
Mocked it as mere speculation.

1:7 Therefore remember—
₿ halves every few years,
And yet belief doubles with each one.
Prepare for the next halving.
For ₿ shall rise again
To the rhythm of hope.

₿men.

Fact check: what really happened

The scripture is satire. This chapter has one real mix-up in it, and it is a fun one. We checked the halving dates against the Bitcoin Wiki on October 17, 2026. For the full story, read our halving explainer.

What checks out

What needs a correction

HalvingDateReward afterward
1stNovember 28, 201225 BTC
2ndJuly 9, 201612.5 BTC
3rdMay 11, 20206.25 BTC
4thApril 20, 20243.125 BTC

Sources

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A work of satire and commentary. Historical summaries are simplified and may contain errors. Not financial, legal, or tax advice.

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