Ben Harper

Director, Financial Services at Luxor Technology

Hashprice Hedging Strategies for Bitcoin Miners

Using Forwards to Protect Against Financial Risk, Introduce Certainty into Business Planning, and Facilitate Access to Capital

Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Hashrate Markets

Luxor Launches Standardized Monthly & BTC Denominated Hashprice Forwards

Happy Monday Miners and Traders! We have some updates to share with you regarding Luxor’s Hashprice Non- Deliverable Forward (“NDF”). To start, we are moving beyond the NDF beta phase. We’ve seen steady growth and interest in the NDF since we launched in October, and we want to

Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Hashrate Markets

The Next Difficulty Adjustment: When Can We Be Certain What It Will Be?

Analyzing Four Years of Difficulty Adjustment Forecasts.

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Ben Harper / Ethan Vera
Hashrate Markets

Evaluating Luxor’s Hashprice NDF with Historical Data

What the Last Five Years of Data Tells Us About Luxor's Hashprice NDF.

Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Hashrate Markets

An Introduction to Hedging

Commodity markets are made up primarily of speculators and hedgers, although there are a lot of sub-types to those categories. The primary focus of a speculator is to take on risk in a market with the goal of making a profit. Examples of speculators include Hedge Funds, Private Equity firms,

Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Hashrate Markets

Luxor launches Bitcoin mining Forward Contracts

Bitcoin miners need a better tool for managing price fluctuations in the commodity they produce – hashrate.

Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Hashrate Markets