Bitcoin halving, an event that happens around every four years, took place on Saturday, April 20. Here we delve into what this means, why investors and fans have such high hopes about it and other key questions. What is the Bitcoin halving? The number of new Bitcoins that are made is halved, simply put. Basically, the number of Bitcoins made is limited to 21 million, under the technical protocol Bitcoin was given when it was founded in 2009. However, not all of the Bitcoins are distributed at once. They are issued gradually by miners, who make their computing power available to add new blocks …