Bitcoin miners will face headwinds as the hash rate reaches new record highs ahead of the upcoming halving event next spring, with volatile electricity costs and competition among miners pushing up the cost of production, according to analysts at global financial giant JP Morgan.

Hash rate refers to the computational power used to mine a cryptocurrency. The halving event, which occurs roughly every four years, will reduce miners’ rewards by half.

“The upcoming bitcoin halving event in April/May 2024 could be a stress test for Bitcoin miners,” writes JP Morgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou and colleagues in the firm’s latest Flows and Liquidity report, which the firm shared with Decrypt.

“[It] would reduce the issuance rewards from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC, implying a reduction in miners’ revenue, effectively increasing Bitcoin’s production cost at the same time,” the report explains. “As a result, while Bitcoin halving is seen as having a positive effect on the bitcoin price given the production cost acted historically as a floor, it poses a challenge for bitcoin miners.”

According to the analysis, and based on a global average cost of electricity of $0.05/kWh, it costs around $20,000 to mine a Bitcoin, which is currently worth around $30,000, per Go to Source to See Full Article
Author: Ryan Ozawa

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