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Why Bitcoin’s Bear Market Hashrate Surge May Not Be Bullish

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Bitcoin Mining - Is the Bitcoin Mining Industry in Trouble?

This month saw one of the largest difficulty adjustments in the history of the Bitcoin network, up 17% between the two adjustments in October. We now find ourselves with difficulty at all time highs, hashrate at all time high, and minor profitability highly questionable. This means that Bitcoin miners are earning the smallest reward relative to hash power applied in history, and likely puts the industry under extreme income stress. In November 2018, the estimated average cost of mining of Bitcoin was around $7,000, a 7% loss.

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