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| 2021 || February 15 || Mining || A study published in journal {{w|Nature Climate Change}} warns on the growing environmental impact of Bitcoin mining and reports that if Bitcoin is implemented at similar rates at which other technologies have been incorporated, it alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2°C as soon as 2033.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Alexis |title=Bitcoin Could Push Global Emissions Above 2 Degrees Celsius, Scientists Say |url=https://truthout.org/articles/bitcoin-could-push-global-emissions-above-2-degrees-celsius-scientists-say/?fbclid=IwAR2bsXCCru2lF-Gkh-pGA1CbW7jV3Zrw9vWZwOfaKJ633BPjQWzrts3lxo8 |website=Truthout |access-date=16 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bitcoin can push global warming above 2 degrees C in a couple decades: It alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures as soon as 2033 |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181029130951.htm |website=ScienceDaily |access-date=19 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> ||
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| 2021 || February 17 || Notable comment || {{w|Anthony Scaramucci}} estimates that Bitcoin would surpass US$100,000 before year's end.<refname="CoinMarketCapw">{{cite web |title=Anthony Scaramucci Expects Bitcoin to Hit $100,000 Before Year's End {{!}} Headlines {{!}} News |url=https://coinmarketcap.com/headlines/news/anthony-scaramucci-expects-bitcoin-to-hit-100000-before-years-end/ |website=CoinMarketCap |access-date=23 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Belvedere |first1=Matthew J. |title=SkyBridge's Anthony Scaramucci sees bitcoin nearly doubling to $100,000 before year-end |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/17/skybridge-anthony-scaramucci-sees-bitcoin-nearly-doubling-to-100000-dollars-before-year-end.html#:~:text=Anthony%20Scaramucci%2C%20founder%20of%20hedge,dollars%20in%20bitcoin%20right%20now. |website=CNBC |access-date=23 February 2021 |language=en |date=17 February 2021}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2024 || March–June || Mining || The fourth Bitcoin halving will happen at block 840,000.<ref name="BITCOIN CLOCK"/> ||
