Google Trends: Bitcoin Halving Refutes ‘Nonexistent’ Retail Interest

As reported by Cointelegraph, “Bitcoin (BTC) investors and mainstream consumers are paying more attention to the cryptocurrency’s block reward halving in May 2020.

“According to data from Google Trends on Dec. 17, worldwide searches for ‘Bitcoin halving’ have significantly increased in the course of 2019, over a year before the halving occurs.

“Within the context of the past five years, interest is palpably higher, with only a brief period around the previous halving in 2016 seeing higher global search volumes.

“By contrast, results for ‘Bitcoin’ have declined in recent months, echoing the lack of interest associated with the cryptocurrency’s price decline…”