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Bitcoin faces headwinds challenging miners in the near term, says JPMorgan

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11 months ago

17 May, 2024

Bitcoin faces headwinds challenging miners in the near term, says JPMorgan

Unprofitable bitcoin miners are starting to exit the network after the halving, as expected. This is a relief for the remaining miners because it makes producing a single bitcoin cheaper. But much of its performance depends on the price of bitcoin, which still faces several hurdles in the near term, according to JPMorgan. “Current hashrate and energy consumption place our central estimate of bitcoin’s production cost at around $45,000, which is well below current prices,” JPMorgan’s Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said in a note on Thursday. . Bitcoin is currently trading at around $66,000 after rising 7% earlier this week. However, “we see no upside for bitcoin prices at the current juncture, and at the very least we see headwinds in the short term,” he added. Specifically, the global market strategist pointed out that: JPMorgan’s CME bitcoin futures position proxy still suggests it is overbought. Bitcoin prices are still above JPMorgan’s volatility-adjusted comparison to gold of $45,000. Venture capital funding for crypto companies has been moderate this year despite the “resurgence in cryptocurrency prices.” There has been limited inflow into bitcoin ETFs this month after significant outflow in April. There is “weak demand” following the approval of bitcoin and ether spot ETFs in Hong Kong. As a result of some miners leaving the Bitcoin network, there has been a reduction in Bitcoin’s hash rate – or the combined computing power required by miners to mine bitcoin and process network transactions. This was expected to happen after the halving in April, which reduced an important source of revenue for bitcoin miners. This drop was delayed due to a short-lived increase in another source of mining revenue, transaction fees. However, as that income disappeared, unprofitable miners were forced out. “This highlights the ongoing challenge faced by bitcoin miners in maintaining a sustainable source of revenue, particularly in the post-halving environment,” said Panigirtzoglou. This is especially true with the price of bitcoin in crisis, having mostly traded between $60,000 and $70,000 since March. Miners have two incentives to mine: transaction fees that are voluntarily paid by senders for faster settlement and mining rewards, which have been halved to 3.125 newly created bitcoins from 6.25. The incentive initially started with 50 bitcoins. “There is a natural feedback loop with bitcoin prices,” said Panigirtzoglou. “The more bitcoin prices fall, the greater the number of unprofitable miners who come under pressure to leave the bitcoin network and the greater the result.[ing] decline in the hash rate and cost of producing bitcoin.”

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Big Tech Outperforms Bitcoin (BTC) as Trump Deal Weakens Token

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9 months ago

1 August, 2024

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Big Tech Outperforms Bitcoin (BTC) as Trump Deal Weakens Token

Bitcoin has lost out on an asset rally fueled by positive comments from the Federal Reserve, while a tight US election race casts doubt on whether Donald Trump will get the chance to implement his pro-crypto agenda.

The digital asset fell 2.4% on Wednesday, following a Fed-fueled surge in an index of megacap tech stocks Magnificent Seven by one of the largest margins in 2024. The token retreated further on Thursday, changing hands at $63,750 as of 6:10 a.m. in London.

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‘This is huge’ — Billionaire Mark Cuban issues ‘incredible’ Bitcoin and crypto prediction amid price slump

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9 months ago

1 August, 2024

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'This is huge' — Billionaire Mark Cuban issues 'incredible' Bitcoin and crypto prediction amid price slump

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The price of bitcoin has surged to more than its all-time high in recent months, surpassing $70,000 per bitcoin and triggering a wave of mega-optimistic predictions about the price of bitcointhough it fell again this week, falling below $65,000 after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady.

Now, as Elon Musk suddenly breaks his silence on bitcoin and cryptocurrenciesBillionaire investor Mark Cuban called a California plan to digitize 42 million car titles using blockchain an “incredible step forward” and “huge” for cryptocurrencies.

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Mark Cuban, famous Shark Tank investor and billionaire owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, has… [+] called a cryptocurrency update “amazing” amid bitcoin’s price slump.

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The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain, it was reported by Reuters, through technology company Oxhead Alpha on the Avalanche blockchain and designed to detect fraud and facilitate the securities transfer process.

“This is an incredible development for crypto,” Cuban, best known as an investor on TV’s Shark Tank and owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, posted on X, joking that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler could sue the state as part of his hostility toward cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

“The reason this is huge for crypto is because people who hold the tokens will have an app with an Avalanche wallet,” Cuban said. “Tens of millions of Californians having and using a crypto wallet in the next five years, or however long it takes, normalizes the use of wallets and crypto.”

John Wu, president of Avalanche developer Ava Labs, told Reuters that California’s DMV is “creating a wallet that you can download on your phone.”

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Bitcoin’s price has rallied this year, triggering a wave of bullish bitcoin price predictions from… [+] people like billionaire Mark Cuban.

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Last month, Cuban predicted that if the US dollar falls as the global reserve currency, bitcoin could become “a global ‘safe haven’” and a “global currency.” potentially sending the price of bitcoin to a much higher level.

According to Cuban, bitcoin could become what its most ardent supporters “envision” — a means “of protecting our economies… This is already happening in countries facing hyperinflation.”

The price of bitcoin has skyrocketed over the past year, largely due to the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, leading a bitcoin attack on Wall Street.

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Bitcoin (BTC) miner Riot Platforms (RIOT)’s second-quarter loss widens to $84.4 million as costs rise

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9 months ago

1 August, 2024

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Bitcoin Mining Profitability Surges in June as Market Adjusts for Halving: Jefferies

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Why Trump Wants the US Government to Have a “National Stockpile” of Bitcoin

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9 months ago

1 August, 2024

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Why Trump Wants the US Government to Have a “National Stockpile” of Bitcoin

At a national bitcoin conference in Nashville, Donald Trump finally laid out some of his crypto policy proposals, including a long-awaited part of his plan — building a strategic bitcoin reserve. CNN’s Jon Sarlin explains what it is and why the crypto industry wants it.

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