Bitcoin Cash Spikes 10% After Reward Halving While Bitcoin Hovers Steady Before Own Event
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) spiked 10% after its reward halving event, which cut the block reward to 3.125 BCH • Bitcoin (BTC) hovers just above $66,300, up 0.3% in 24 hours, ahead of its own halving event on April 20 • BCH trading volume and futures open interest increased, signaling heightened interest and bets on price volatility • Crypto markets overall remain relatively unchanged over 24 hours amid lack of major catalysts • Current BTC weakness seen as consolidation rather than long-term trend reversal by analysts