MicroStrategy has shocked the crypto community with its latest plans to increase its Bitcoin stash by 4X with an impressive $42 billion capital plan. Known for its unwavering Bitcoin accumulation strategy, MicroStrategy has consistently purchased BTC, solidifying its position as the world’s largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. If the company can increase its BTC stash […]
Data shows the Bitcoin Hashrate has been experiencing a rapid uptrend recently, a hint that miners expect the asset’s latest rally to continue. 7-Day Average Bitcoin Hashrate Has Been Exploring New Highs Recently According to data from Blockchain.com, the BTC network has seen its Hashrate shoot up recently. The “Hashrate” here refers to an indicator […]
On-chain data shows that the Bitcoin Mining Difficulty has set a new all-time high (ATH) after the jump in the latest network adjustment. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Has Seen An Increase Of Nearly 4% Recently According to data from CoinWarz, the BTC Difficulty has seen a positive adjustment recently. The “Difficulty” here refers to a metric […]
Bitcoin is selling off when writing and approaching the psychological support at $60,000. From what’s printing out, clear in the daily chart, it represents a weak start for Q4 2024–a historically bullish quarter. Bitcoin Miners Reducing Their Dumping While BTC is under pressure, sliding nearly 10% from September highs, it is emerging that Bitcoin miners […]
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Mining Hashrate has remained at its recent lows, indicating that miners may not be confident about the coin’s rally. Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Has Moved Sideways Around Lows Recently The “Mining Hashrate” refers to a metric that keeps track of the total computing power miners have currently attached to the Bitcoin […]
In the last week, multiple miner wallets dormant from the Satoshi era transferred out a significant amount of Bitcoin (BTC). Generally, when miners sell their Bitcoin, especially in a significant proportion, it can induce selling pressure leading to a price drop. However, despite recent miner selling activity, BTC rallied by over 7% hitting a top […]
VanEck expects Bitcoin’s long-term bull market to continue, but miners are struggling.
VanEck expects Bitcoin’s long-term bull market to continue, but miners are struggling.
The on-chain analytics firm Santiment has explained how this could be the signal that leads into the next bull run for Bitcoin. Bitcoin Miner Supply May Hold Key To Start Of Next Bull Rally In a new post on X, the analytics firm Santiment has discussed the trend in the “Supply held by Miners” metric. […]
Bitcoin is trading around $57,500 after a volatile session sparked by the release of the CPI data. Amid the market turbulence, CryptoQuant’s on-chain and macro researcher Axel Adler shared an interesting observation about Bitcoin and mining stocks. Related Reading: Bitcoin (BTC) Analyst Expects $100,000 By December – Details According to Adler, a strong correlation exists […]
On-chain data shows that the Bitcoin Mining Hashrate has just set a new all-time high (ATH) despite the asset’s bearish trajectory. 7-Day Average Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Has Shot Up Recently The “Mining Hashrate” refers to a metric that keeps track of the total amount of computing power that the miners as a whole have connected […]
Miners earned an average of $43,600 per exahash a second in daily block rewards last month, the lowest rate on record, the report said.
Crypto miners are moving away from debt and embracing stock dilution to fuel their AI and HPC ambitions, but the payoff is still uncertain.
TeraWulf claims to be the most profitable miner on a per-share basis, with an average production cost of $40,000 per Bitcoin.
On-chain data shows the OTC desks that Bitcoin miners like to use have seen their balance shoot up, a sign that historically been bearish. Bitcoin Miners Have Been Depositing Big To OTC Desks Recently As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, BTC miners have been sending coins to over-the-counter (OTC) desks […]
Looking at the formation in the daily chart, Bitcoin bulls are struggling for momentum. Despite the expansion on August 8, reversing losses of August 5, buyers didn’t follow through, meaning traders are waiting for more confirmation before diving in. The lack of activity in the past few trading days means prices are inside a bull […]
The ability to raise debt or equity in the world's deepest capital markets is a major advantage, the report said.
The broker upgraded the bitcoin miner's shares to buy from sell and raised its price target on the stock to $13.50 from $7.50.
On-chain data suggests that Bitcoin miners would be under pressure right now as the price is quite close to the baseline for these chain validators. Bitcoin Difficulty Regression Model Puts Mining Cost At $57,200 In a new post on X, analyst Checkmate talked about the current situation of Bitcoin miners. The analyst referred to the […]
Bitcoin buyers might be upbeat after the uptick on August 8. While traders are waiting for a conclusive close above $63,000, confirming bulls of the second half of last week, on-chain data points to risk and traders staying on the sidelines. Traders Cautious: Will The Bitcoin Consolidation Continue? Taking to X, one on-chain analyst said. However, traders are bullish and expecting immediate price expansion; key metrics show that most are more cautious, meaning the uptrend might be delayed. Related Reading: Optimism Suffers 21% Loss – Will On-Chain Activity Regain Investor Trust? One key indicator, the Bitcoin Estimated Leverage Ratio (ELR), a dynamic ratio between the Bitcoin open interest in futures exchanges and the Bitcoin exchange reserves across leading platforms like Binance and Exchange, has been decreasing, recently falling by 1.5%. Usually, whenever the Bitcoin ELR falls, traders are more confident, meaning traders are more risk-on and unwilling to gain more exposure via leveraged positions. While open interest and ELR are falling, the analyst notes that funding rates across leveraged futures platforms remain neutral. This shows that the broader market is balanced. Most importantly, active traders are cautious, adopting a wait-and-see approach, and are mainly hesitant. This state of affairs, the analyst said, could persist until the end of the month as traders wait for clear signals before diving in. Miner Reserve Falling, USDT And USDC Inflow Spikes: Will BTC Rise? The continuous drop in the Bitcoin Miner Reserve is added to this current state of affairs. The decrease comes when miners have been actively selling after the Halving event on April 20. Related Reading: Toncoin Rally Thwarted As TON Slips To $6, Can Bulls Prevent A Bearish Breakdown? As revenue fell due to the halving of miner rewards, weak miners sold to stay afloat. Bitcoin prices tanked by nearly 20% throughout June amid a wave of miner liquidation. It remains to be seen whether prices will bounce higher. However, as long as miners hold fewer coins, supply constraints exist. This development may increase prices if institutions demand more coins via spot Bitcoin ETFs. As prices flatline, there is hope. Over the past few weeks, there have been massive inflows of stablecoins across leading exchanges, averaging $53 billion per day. Demand could be reinvigorated as more USDT and USDC flow into Binance and other competitors. Subsequently, this may spark another wave of higher highs above crucial resistance levels in the coming days and weeks. Feature image from DALLE, chart from TradingView
Amid Bitcoin (BTC) continuous struggle for a major rally to new heights, miners powering the Bitcoin network are experiencing significant economic shifts. Particularly, recent data shows a stark reduction in Bitcoin reserves held by miners, signaling potential shifts in market stance or miner strategies. Related Reading: $0 Flows: BlackRock Unshaken Despite Recent Bitcoin Market Crash, Data Shows Bitcoin Miner Reserves: A Plunge To 3-Year Low Following the latest Bitcoin Halving—an event that reduced the block rewards miners earn for their computational efforts—which occurred back in April, the total Bitcoin reserves held by miners have plunged to a three-year low. The data shown by Kaiko revealed that as of August 3, BTC miner reserves witnessed a notable plunge to roughly 1,510,300 BTC, marking a 2.4% decrease from the peak earlier in December 2020. This reduction translates to an estimated value of $86 billion, accounting for about 8% of all BTC currently in circulation. In its latest report citing Kiako, Bloomberg attributes this decline in the miner’s reserves to the increased sell-offs from the miners ahead of the recent halving. These sales have been primarily driven by the need to cover operational costs amidst reduced income from block rewards. The report read: The main source of revenue for crypto-mining companies such as CleanSpark Inc. and Riot Platforms Inc. was dramatically reduced by the halving. The preprogrammed update slashed rewards the firms get from validating blockchain data, which is referred to as mining. Although it is worth noting that the network fees on the Bitcoin network saw a spike immediately after the halving, providing temporary relief, this was short-lived as it was quick to adjust back to lower levels, with average fees now at $1.2 as of today, down significantly from more than $120 seen in April post-halving. There’s A Glitch Interestingly, despite the market-wide trend of reduced reserves or holdings from these miners, some public mining companies appear to be bucking this trend, with their Bitcoin reserves increasing significantly. Bloomberg, citing reports from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, noted: [P]ublic mining companies have actually increased their holdings of Bitcoin by 60% to 54,000 tokens since January 2023. […] Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. recently reported that it bought $100 million worth of Bitcoin. This accumulation, considered strategic given the current market condition, may suggest a bullish outlook from certain mining industry sectors despite the broader sell-off. However, the financial health of these mining companies appears to be somehow varied. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Could Plunge Back To $51,000 On Wedge Pattern Breakdown According to Bloomberg, Core Scientific Inc. had already recently reported a substantial loss of about $804 million for Q2 of this year, which can be due to a “write-down” of the value of its Bitcoin holdings to reflect the current market prices. Featured image created with DALL-E, Chart from TradingView
Bitcoin has gone through a major crash recently, but has the asset yet breached the historical bear market boundary? Here’s what on-chain data says. Bitcoin Is Currently Under Realized Price Of New Whales In a new post on X, CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju has discussed what the Realized Price of different key groups in the Bitcoin market is looking like right now. Related Reading: Bitcoin MVRV Lowest Since FTX Crash, Signal To Buy The “Realized Price” here refers to an indicator that keeps track of the average cost basis or acquisition price that the investors of a given group currently share. When the asset’s spot price is above this metric, it means the cohort as a whole can be considered to be in a state of profit. On the other hand, BTC’s value under the indicator suggests the average group member is holding a net loss. Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the Realized Price for some major cohorts on the Bitcoin network: The first Bitcoin cohort listed here is the “New Whales,” which include the large investors (more than 1,000 BTC in holdings) who bought their coins within the past 155 days. The likes of the spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other custody wallets would be included in this category. This group currently has a Realized Price of $65,000, meaning that these whales would be in notable losses after the latest cryptocurrency crash. The next group, the Binance Traders, has a cost basis of $55,000, around where the asset’s spot price is trading. Thus, these investors would currently be just breaking even on their investments. Bitcoin still holds a distance above the Realized Price of the third group, the Miner Whales, at $45,000. As the CryptoQuant founder has pointed out, BTC dipping below this level has historically confirmed a bear market for the coin. From the chart, it’s visible that the asset last saw major breaches of the level back in November 2018 and May 2022. It also saw a temporary break during the COVID crash in March 2020. Related Reading: Crypto Liquidations Cross $1 Billion As Bitcoin Crashes To $51,000 As the latest crash has been unable to take Bitcoin below this cost basis of the mining companies, it’s possible that a transition towards a bear market hasn’t happened yet. The last cohort in the chart is the Long-Term Holder Whales, which includes the whales that have been holding for more than 155 days. The Realized Price of this group has never been breached in the coin’s entire history and currently trades around $22,000. BTC Price Bitcoin has recovered over the past day as its price has gone up 7% to reclaim the $55,000 mark. Featured image from Dall-E, CryptoQuant.com, chart from TradingView.com
According to data from CoinMarketCap, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has taken a nosedive this week falling by 9.03% to trade below the $62,000 price mark. This negative price action brings the asset’s net gain over the last month to a mere 0.20%, indicating a period equally influenced by both buyers and sellers. As Bitcoin now attempts to find a support level, blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant has revealed certain elating developments in the token mining space. Related Reading: Bitcoin Miner Capitulation Comes To An End – Time To Buy BTC? Bitcoin Miners Hashrate 2% Away From Network ATH On Friday, CryptoQuant shared on X that the Bitcoin miner hashrate has been on the rise this last week, reaching as high as 604 exhashes/second (EH/S). According to the analytics team, this value represents a 6% gain from the lows on July 9 but remains 2% off the network’s current all-time high hashrate value. Cryptoquant report states that Bitcoin miners are currently enjoying a better pay condition compared to April as daily mining revenues have grown by over 50% since early July, thus reducing the need to offload their assets. This is proven evidently as daily Bitcoin miner outflows stayed between approximately 5000 – 10,000 BTC in July, showing a notable decrease from the range of 10,000 – 20,000 BTC seen in early March when Bitcoin reached the $70,000 price mark. Generally, the Bitcoin hashrate measures the total computational power used to mine and process transactions on the Bitcoin network. It is a crucial indicator of miners’ confidence in BTC, with an increase signaling belief in mining the token due to profitability from current or future prices. However, the ability of Bitcoin miners to sustain their recent performances despite the token’s recent dip could prove pivotal in initiating a market price rebound, especially as a sell-off by these miners could further drive down the token’s price. Nevertheless, a future decline in hashrate is a more likely scenario as miners’ profitability is largely depends on Bitcoin’s price in addition to network fees. Related Reading: Bitcoin Miners Slow Down Selling In July, What This Could Mean For Price BTC Price Overview At the time of writing, Bitcoin trades at $61,387 with a loss of 5.05% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the asset’s daily trading volume is barely up by 5.35% and is valued at $42.9 billion. Historical price data indicates BTC may currently be in the support zone, however, any further decline past this level could result in prices as low as $55,000 as seen in early July. Alternatively, if the crypto market eventually finds some stability in this zone, a return to the $70,000 price zone is on the cards. Featured image from Reuters, chart from Tradingview
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin mining revenue has neared its yearly average, a sign that capitulation could be coming to a close for miners. Bitcoin Miner Revenue Is Now Close To Its 365-Day SMA In a new post on X, analyst James Van Straten has discussed about how the situation of the BTC miners is […]
Bitcoin traders dare to dream of BTC price discovery this week as markets enjoy a late-week surge to six-week highs.
Bitcoin is moving sideways at press time, absorbing the wave of selling over the last week. Even though there are some optimists, the candlestick arrangement in the daily chart points to weakness. This preview, at least from a technical angle, remains as long as prices trend below the round number of $60,000 and the liquidation level at around $66,000. Binance Bought The Bitcoin Dip Amid the recovery, one analyst, pointing to interesting on-chain data, observed that when prices fell last week, some unnamed exchanges were loading up the dip. It is now emerging that Binance, the world’s largest exchange by client count, was actively accumulating. CryptoQuant data shows that Binance increased its reserves by 41,000 BTC over the last bear run when prices corrected from $72,000. Buying on dips is strategic, considering the exchange’s obligation, especially for users seeking to convert other tokens for BTC on the fly instantaneously. Related Reading: XRP Set To Skyrocket 60,000% On Tightest Bollinger Bands Ever: Analyst During this time, Ki Young Ju also noted that “permanent holders,” entities who tend to HODL and not move coins, have been accumulating. These addresses, excluding spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers, exchanges like Binance and Coinbase, or miners, added 85,000 BTC in the last month. During this time, spot Bitcoin ETF issuers decreased their holding by 16,000 BTC. While some entities were scrambling for the exits, others saw this as an opportunity to double down, loading on every retracement. Their involvement has helped stabilize prices, improving sentiment shredded after last week’s dump to as low as $53,500. German Government Offloading More BTC Even as the “diamond hands” buy the dip, the German government is not stopping; looking at Arkham Intelligence data. Today, on July 11, they moved another 3,250 BTC, on top of the 5,627 sent earlier, to multiple market makers and exchanges, including Bitstamp. Their decision to sell is heaping more pressure on the coin, slowing down the uptrend. Even amid sustained outflows from the German government, a Coingecko survey shows that most respondents, especially investors, are upbeat. Related Reading: Filecoin Boom Incoming? Market Optimism Fuels Crypto’s Next Breakout Star Meanwhile, traders and speculators have mixed sentiments. While 39% of traders are upbeat, expecting prices to recover, another 33.5% of those surveyed are bearish. Most speculators, or 42.4% of those surveyed, are bearish, expecting prices to continue tanking. Feature image from DALLE, chart from TradingView
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Hash Ribbons are signaling that the miners are still under immense pressure as their capitulation continues. Bitcoin Hash Ribbons Are Yet To Signal End Of Miner Capitulation In a post on X, CryptoQuant community manager Maartunn has shared what the latest trend in the Bitcoin Hash Ribbons has been looking […]
U.S.-listed mining companies produced a greater share of bitcoin in June than May as they brought on new capacity while the network hashrate dropped, the report said.
A quant has explained how a rally could be possible for Bitcoin in this third quarter of 2024 as miner selling pressure has disappeared. Bitcoin Miners Appear To Have Stopped Their Selling In a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, an analyst has talked about how the selling pressure concerns from miners have resolved recently. There are two on-chain indicators of focus here. Related Reading: Shiba Inu ‘Underbought,’ While Bitcoin ‘Overbought’ Recently: Santiment The first of these is the “Miner to Exchange Transactions,” which, as its name suggests, keeps track of the total number of transactions that are going from miner-related wallets to exchange-affiliated ones. When the value of this metric is high, it means the miners are making a high number of deposits to exchanges. Generally, the main reason why these chain validators may transfer their coins to these centralized entities is for selling-related purposes. As such, this kind of trend can have potential bearish consequences for the market. Low values of the indicator, on the other hand, could either be neutral or bullish for the asset, as they imply miners are possibly not participating in any selling through these platforms. Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the Bitcoin Miner to Exchange Transactions over the past year or so: As is visible in the above graph, the Bitcoin Miner to Exchange Transactions had been rising between late 2023 and end of April of this year. This uptrend in the metric had taken place as the price of the cryptocurrency itself had been going through a rally. It would appear that the miners saw the rally as an exit opportunity, as they gradually upped their selling pressure as the price went towards a new all-time high (ATH). It’s also apparent, however, that since the peak in April, the indicator’s value has observed a very rapid decline. Thus, it’s possible that miners’ appetite for selling has cooled off. Exchanges aren’t the only way miners sell, however, as over-the-counter (OTC) desks are also a popular option among these chain validators. Below is a chart that shows the trend in the Total OTC Desk Balance, which is an indicator that keeps track of the non-exchange and non-miner wallets that miners send to when they want to sell. From the graph, it’s visible that the Total OTC Desk Balance had been at relatively high levels just earlier, suggesting that these entities that are likely OTC desks had been holding a large number of coins. Related Reading: Solana (SOL) Surges 18%, But Watch Out For Crowd FOMO In the past couple of days, though, the indicator has seen a sharp decrease, potentially implying that the coins that had piled up in these wallets have now found a buyer. Thus, it would seem that miners have eased off their selling pressure on exchanges and the coins that they had been waiting to sell on OTC desks have also now been absorbed. “Sufficient conditions have been created to continue the upward rally again in the third quarter of 2024,” notes the quant. BTC Price Bitcoin has shown some recovery over the last 24 hours as the asset’s price has now rebounded back above the $63,700 mark. Featured image from Dall-E, CryptoQuant.com, chart from TradingView.com
It is no secret that Bitcoin miners are currently experiencing significant financial stress, especially following the completion of the fourth halving event. As a result, these vital network participants are being forced to offload their BTC holdings to offset the increasing operational costs. Interestingly, the latest on-chain data shows that the Bitcoin market is experiencing […]