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The mining of the first block since the invention of Bitcoin Ordinals and the launch of the Rune protocol led to sky-high fees paid to miners for the first few blocks of the halving. The most valuable block in Bitcoin’s history, however, was the result of a mistake.

This is the fourth edition of a regular opinion column by The Block’s editor-in-chief on current events in the crypto space and other musings.Today’s topics include the bitcoin halving, the Mango Markets exploiter, Telegram, Tether and upcoming Hong Kong ETFs.

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust, a new fund automatically formed from 10% of the Bitcoin held by GBTC, will charge a more competitive rate than its parent.