Bitcoin Mining Was Significantly Less Profitable in August, Jefferies Says
September could be another difficult month for the miners as bitcoin remains under $60K and the network hashrate continues to rise, the report said.
September could be another difficult month for the miners as bitcoin remains under $60K and the network hashrate continues to rise, the report said.
Investors during late August and early September pulled roughly $1.2 billion out of the funds over eight consecutive days, the longest streak of exits so far.
“Bitcoin might be at the whims of the broader market backdrop,” wrote NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro.
MicroStrategy has purchased roughly $8.3 billion worth of bitcoin since August 2020.
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 9 2024.
If Kamala Harris wins, the world’s largest cryptocurrency could drop to as low as $30K, the report said.
Total crypto market cap was $2.02 trillion at the end of August, a 24% decline from this year’s peak of $2.67 trillion in March, the report said.
The U.S. central bank has indicated it will begin cutting the fed funds rate at its mid-September meeting, but the size and speed of the easing cycle is up for debate.
The approval of the bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs could represent a similar change in market to what central banks caused in gold markets post-2022 – a new factor that, at least temporarily, overwhelms traditional narratives, including the “store of value” concept.
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 5, 2024.