{"id":392073,"date":"2019-08-02T23:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=392073"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:46:15","slug":"largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Kingdom&#8217;s most-read newspaper, The Sun, has raised the issue of Bitcoin&#8217;s increasingly limited supply to its tens of millions of readers. The newspaper ran the typically provocative headline &#8220;<span class=\"article__kicker t-p-color\">DRY SUPPLY: <\/span>Bitcoin supply is running out as 85% of ALL coins now \u2018mined\u2019 \u2013 and experts say price could soar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The article itself is largely bullish, drawing on the dwindling supply of coins as a catalyst for higher prices. Unfortunately, the paper also makes a rather glaring error in its reporting on the cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<h2>Is the The Sun Newspaper the Newest Convert to Bitcoin?<\/h2>\n<p>According to The Sun&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/6087997\/the-sun-britains-most-popular-paper-33million\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">website<\/a>, the newspaper and its online versions boast the largest readership of all news publications in the United Kingdom. The total claimed by the newspaper was 33.3 million last year. Accounting for this vast figure is some 9.86 million regularly buying a copy and 29.03 million visiting its website.<\/p>\n<p>Although widely reported by ourselves and other media, the Rupert Murdoch-owned publication picked up on the news that Bitcoin has just passed the 85 percent mark in terms of total number of coins mined. Going with the provocative title mentioned previously, the language used by The Sun in both headline and article really seems intent on hammering home just how scarce Bitcoin is.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper quotes a particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/tags\/bullish\">bullish<\/a> response to the news:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By the end of the day today, 17,850,000 bitcoin will have been mined!<\/p>\n<p>Total bitcoin that&#39;s been mined:<\/p>\n<p>\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2591\u2591 85%<\/p>\n<p>Scarcity is about to kick in.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rhythm (@Rhythmtrader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rhythmtrader\/status\/78262273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a quick, and to-be-expected, mention of Bitcoin&#8217;s early primary use as a tool for online criminals, as well as comment on its slowly proliferating legitimate retail use today, the newspaper gets quickly onto the bullish projections:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Previous analyses have suggested that the coin&#8217;s value could jump as it becomes more scarce over time.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It follows this up with a price call from &#8220;trusted crypto-analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/2019\/07\/14\/refreshed-model-bitcoin-btc-to-see-100000-after-2020s-halving\/\">PlanB<\/a>&#8220;, who believes that each coin will be worth in excess of \u00a382,000 ($100,000) by March 2020. The prediction we think they are referencing is from the following recent Tweet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is becoming scary: using Oct instead of Dec data, Stock-to-Flow model fit improves to 99.5% R2! Model error was mainly caused by Nov2013 and Dec2017 ATH, so sampling without ATH gives less noise. Predicted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#bitcoin<\/a> prices increase: $100K (2020+), $1M (2024+), $10M (2028+)&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1WX6LOVxZW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1WX6LOVxZW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PlanB (@100trillionUSD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/100trillionUSD\/status\/41109504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Providing some balance, the paper also offers a more bearish outlook. However, it steers clear of the doom mongering of the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/tags\/nouriel-roubini\">Nouriel Roubini<\/a> in favour of more understated pessimism:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Others are less optimistic, and argue that a recent value boom fed by Facebook&#8217;s announcement that it is creating its own cryptocurrency will taper off by 2020.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is unclear why The Sun has published such a sensationalist news piece. Whether its wording is simply intended to garner more attention and thus more revenue, an editor at the paper is using his position to pump the Bitcoin price, or anything in between is anyone&#8217;s guess.<\/p>\n<h2>An Absolute Stinker of an Error<\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, The Sun did make one rather large error in its bullish Bitcoin reporting. For regular readers of NewsBTC, the following will need no explanation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Like any currency, there are a finite number of the coins in order to stop its value from going down the toilet.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Apparently, the author of the article hasn&#8217;t heard about the plight of the Venezuelan people stricken with a hyperinflated bolivar; the similar situation in Zimbabwe; or arguably the most famous example of hyperinflation in history, the struggle under the German Weimar Republic following the First World War. This latter subject is extensively taught in UK high schools. Each of these are examples of reckless money creation sending the value of the currency in circulation &#8220;down the toilet&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>We would have much preferred The Sun to have been a little less fast and loose with the facts. Central banks print money. There is no hard cap on the dollar, pound, or euro as there is Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/2019\/05\/16\/bitcoin-flavour-of-the-week-again-crypto-back-in-mainstream-media\/\">Bitcoin Flavour of the Week Again: Crypto Back in Mainstream Media<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<pre>Featured Image from Shutterstock.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Kingdom&#8217;s most-read newspaper, The Sun, has raised the issue of Bitcoin&#8217;s increasingly limited supply to its tens of millions of readers. The newspaper ran the typically provocative headline &#8220;DRY SUPPLY: Bitcoin supply is running out as 85% of ALL coins now \u2018mined\u2019 \u2013 and experts say price could soar&#8221;. The article itself is largely bullish, drawing on the dwindling supply of coins as a catalyst for higher prices. Unfortunately, the paper also makes a rather glaring error in its reporting on the cryptocurrency. Is the The Sun Newspaper the Newest Convert to Bitcoin? According to The Sun&#8217;s website, the newspaper and its online versions boast the largest readership of all news publications in the United Kingdom. The total claimed by the newspaper was 33.3 million last year. Accounting for this vast figure is some 9.86 million regularly buying a copy and 29.03 million visiting its website. Although widely reported by ourselves and other media, the Rupert Murdoch-owned publication picked up on the news that Bitcoin has just passed the 85 percent mark in terms of total number of coins mined. Going with the provocative title mentioned previously, the language used by The Sun in both headline and article really seems intent on hammering home just how scarce Bitcoin is. The newspaper quotes a particularly bullish response to the news: By the end of the day today, 17,850,000 bitcoin will have been mined! Total bitcoin that&#39;s been mined: \u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2593\u2591\u2591 85% Scarcity is about to kick in. &mdash; Rhythm (@Rhythmtrader) July 31, 2019 After a quick, and to-be-expected, mention of Bitcoin&#8217;s early primary use as a tool for online criminals, as well as comment on its slowly proliferating legitimate retail use today, the newspaper gets quickly onto the bullish projections: &#8220;Previous analyses have suggested that the coin&#8217;s value could jump as it becomes more scarce over time.&#8221; It follows this up with a price call from &#8220;trusted crypto-analyst PlanB&#8220;, who believes that each coin will be worth in excess of \u00a382,000 ($100,000) by March 2020. The prediction we think they are referencing is from the following recent Tweet: This is becoming scary: using Oct instead of Dec data, Stock-to-Flow model fit improves to 99.5% R2! Model error was mainly caused by Nov2013 and Dec2017 ATH, so sampling without ATH gives less noise. Predicted #bitcoin prices increase: $100K (2020+), $1M (2024+), $10M (2028+)&#8230; pic.twitter.com\/1WX6LOVxZW &mdash; PlanB (@100trillionUSD) July 14, 2019 Providing some balance, the paper also offers a more bearish outlook. However, it steers clear of the doom mongering of the likes of Nouriel Roubini in favour of more understated pessimism: &#8220;Others are less optimistic, and argue that a recent value boom fed by Facebook&#8217;s announcement that it is creating its own cryptocurrency will taper off by 2020.&#8221; It is unclear why The Sun has published such a sensationalist news piece. Whether its wording is simply intended to garner more attention and thus more revenue, an editor at the paper is using his position to pump the Bitcoin price, or anything in between is anyone&#8217;s guess. An Absolute Stinker of an Error Unfortunately, The Sun did make one rather large error in its bullish Bitcoin reporting. For regular readers of NewsBTC, the following will need no explanation: &#8220;Like any currency, there are a finite number of the coins in order to stop its value from going down the toilet.&#8221; Apparently, the author of the article hasn&#8217;t heard about the plight of the Venezuelan people stricken with a hyperinflated bolivar; the similar situation in Zimbabwe; or arguably the most famous example of hyperinflation in history, the struggle under the German Weimar Republic following the First World War. This latter subject is extensively taught in UK high schools. Each of these are examples of reckless money creation sending the value of the currency in circulation &#8220;down the toilet&#8221;. We would have much preferred The Sun to have been a little less fast and loose with the facts. Central banks print money. There is no hard cap on the dollar, pound, or euro as there is Bitcoin. &nbsp; Related Reading: Bitcoin Flavour of the Week Again: Crypto Back in Mainstream Media Featured Image from Shutterstock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":382,"featured_media":392081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5651,3],"tags":[428,7897,50361],"class_list":["post-392073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bitcoin","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-mainstream-media","tag-the-sun"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The United Kingdom&#039;s most-read newspaper, The Sun, has raised the issue of the increasingly limited of Bitcoin to its tens of millions of readers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The United Kingdom&#039;s most-read newspaper, The Sun, has raised the issue of the increasingly limited of Bitcoin to its tens of millions of readers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NewsBTC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsbtc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-02T23:00:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-11T13:46:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rick Delafont\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@newsbtc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@newsbtc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rick Delafont\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rick Delafont\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa5efd3c7bb4773a2a8342e06d3282de\"},\"headline\":\"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-02T23:00:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-11T13:46:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/\"},\"wordCount\":623,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\",\"keywords\":[\"bitcoin\",\"Mainstream Media\",\"The Sun\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Bitcoin\",\"Cryptocurrency Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2019\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/\",\"name\":\"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-02T23:00:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-11T13:46:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"The United Kingdom's most-read newspaper, The Sun, has raised the issue of the increasingly limited of Bitcoin to its tens of millions of readers.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/\",\"name\":\"NewsBTC\",\"description\":\"Bitcoin &amp; Cryptocurrency News Today\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"NewsBTC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-min.png?fit=157%2C46\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-min.png?fit=157%2C46\",\"width\":157,\"height\":46,\"caption\":\"NewsBTC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsbtc\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/newsbtc\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9v9erBEru5y4c3FA0wehEw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa5efd3c7bb4773a2a8342e06d3282de\",\"name\":\"Rick Delafont\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8d670c5ace3fefdd9c2b09519d3b3c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8d670c5ace3fefdd9c2b09519d3b3c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rick Delafont\"},\"description\":\"Based in Europe, Rick has written about the cryptocurrency industry since 2016. He was first drawn to Bitcoin as a means of payment but quickly became fascinated by its wider potential implications. His interests lie in the political, economic, and social impact of the unfolding digital asset revolution.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/author\/richarddelaney\/\"}]}<\/script>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers","description":"The United Kingdom's most-read newspaper, The Sun, has raised the issue of the increasingly limited of Bitcoin to its tens of millions of readers.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers","og_description":"The United Kingdom's most-read newspaper, The Sun, has raised the issue of the increasingly limited of Bitcoin to its tens of millions of readers.","og_url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/","og_site_name":"NewsBTC","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsbtc","article_published_time":"2019-08-02T23:00:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-11T13:46:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rick Delafont","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@newsbtc","twitter_site":"@newsbtc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rick Delafont","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/"},"author":{"name":"Rick Delafont","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa5efd3c7bb4773a2a8342e06d3282de"},"headline":"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers","datePublished":"2019-08-02T23:00:36+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-11T13:46:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/"},"wordCount":623,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","keywords":["bitcoin","Mainstream Media","The Sun"],"articleSection":["Bitcoin","Cryptocurrency Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2019","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/","name":"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","datePublished":"2019-08-02T23:00:36+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-11T13:46:15+00:00","description":"The United Kingdom's most-read newspaper, The Sun, has raised the issue of the increasingly limited of Bitcoin to its tens of millions of readers.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","width":1000,"height":667},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/","name":"NewsBTC","description":"Bitcoin &amp; Cryptocurrency News Today","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization","name":"NewsBTC","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-min.png?fit=157%2C46","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-min.png?fit=157%2C46","width":157,"height":46,"caption":"NewsBTC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsbtc","https:\/\/x.com\/newsbtc","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9v9erBEru5y4c3FA0wehEw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa5efd3c7bb4773a2a8342e06d3282de","name":"Rick Delafont","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8d670c5ace3fefdd9c2b09519d3b3c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8d670c5ace3fefdd9c2b09519d3b3c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rick Delafont"},"description":"Based in Europe, Rick has written about the cryptocurrency industry since 2016. He was first drawn to Bitcoin as a means of payment but quickly became fascinated by its wider potential implications. His interests lie in the political, economic, and social impact of the unfolding digital asset revolution.","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/author\/richarddelaney\/"}]}},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers","url":"http:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?resize=200%2C200","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667"},"articleSection":"Bitcoin","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rick Delafont"}],"creator":["Rick Delafont"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NewsBTC","logo":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cropped-cropped-cropped-favicon.png?w=32"},"keywords":["bitcoin","mainstream media","the sun"],"dateCreated":"2019-08-02T23:00:36Z","datePublished":"2019-08-02T23:00:36Z","dateModified":"2024-06-11T13:46:15Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Largest UK Newspaper Raises Dwindling Bitcoin Supply to Millions of Readers\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/news\\\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/news\\\/largest-uk-newspaper-raises-dwindling-bitcoin-supply-to-millions-of-readers\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?resize=200%2C200\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\"},\"articleSection\":\"Bitcoin\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Rick Delafont\"}],\"creator\":[\"Rick Delafont\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"NewsBTC\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/cropped-cropped-cropped-favicon.png?w=32\"},\"keywords\":[\"bitcoin\",\"mainstream media\",\"the sun\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2019-08-02T23:00:36Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-02T23:00:36Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-11T13:46:15Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/wncen.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-sun-bitcoin.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/382"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}