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Bitcoin Miners Under Pressure

source-logo  thecoinrepublic.com 15 July 2022 16:30, UTC
  • The pressure on Bitcoin miners is rising due to our current bear market.
  • Regardless of a token’s particular consensus process, the impact of a ban would probably affect the whole crypto market because the price of the majority of altcoins follows the price of Bitcoin.
  • The sending of bitcoin from miners to exchanges is climbing.

The Rising Interest Rates

The current slump has put pressure on Bitcoin mining operations to continue operating, coupled with a number of other concerns. According to sources, in addition to prices falling, miners have had to deal with rising borrowing rates, skyrocketing energy expenses, and narrower profit margins.

The EU’s threats to outlaw Proof-of-Work mining, which would be catastrophic for the BTC mining sector and its price, are another danger. Furthermore, regardless of a token’s particular consensus process, the impact of a ban would probably affect the whole crypto market because the price of the majority of altcoins follows the price of Bitcoin.

The Falling Markets

Homeostatic processes are stepping in to counterbalance the recent turmoil despite the doom and gloom when Bitcoin was developed. According to sources, the sending of bitcoin from miners to exchanges is climbing. This has been happening since June 7, 2022. Many publicly traded companies have liquidated even more than in May to face these falling markets. Joe Burnett stated that the problem had grown exponentially due to the mining difficulties. These got added with the growing hash rates, which demotivated the bitcoin miners in offloading their tokens. Joe Burnett is an analyst at the mining firm Blockware Solutions. 

Charlie Schumacher swooped in and stated that Bitcoin miners are facing one of the worst crises. It’s looking like they are facing all the possible difficulties in the crypto world. Charlie is the Vice President of Communications at Marathon Digital, a mining firm. 

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