Hashrate Index Roundup March 27, 2022
Hashrate Index Roundup March 27, 2022

Hashrate Index Roundup (March 27, 2022)

Bitcoin's price is up, and hashprice is back above $0.20. But next week's difficulty adjustment threatens to bring mining profitability back down.

Colin Harper
Colin Harper

Happy Sunday, miners!

It's conference season, y'all, and Bitcoin is bubbling upwards as if in anticipation.

Luxor's team will be making the rounds at this year's conference circuit, starting with Empower: Energizing Bitcoin in Houston this coming week. In early April, we'll be headed to Miami for Bitcoin 2022; in early June, we'll be in Austin for Consensus 2022; and in late June, we'll be headed back to Miami just in time for its sweltering, summertime humidity for Mining Disrupt.

We'll have a booth at each of the above events, so if you're around, please feel free to stop by and say hi!


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Hashprice Index

Hashrate Index Roundup Snapshot (March 27, 2020)
Hashrate Index Roundup Snapshot (March 27, 2020)

As number go up for Bitcoin price, number go up for hashprice. And number has been going UP.

After nearly an 8% climb last week, Bitcoin's hashprice gained 8.5% this week, with Bitcoin's own price up 8% over the same period.  

Bitcoin is scheduled for an upward adjustment this week, so we're going to need Bitcoin's price to keep running if hashprice is going to stay apace of $0.20/TH/day.

Bitcoin hashprice March 20 2022
Bitcoin hashprice March 20, 2022
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BITCOIN DIFFICULTY

Speaking of that difficulty adjustment, it's looking like it'll be a bigish one. With blocks currently coming in at 9 minutes and 33 seconds on average, we're projecting a 4-5% upward adjustment, which would set a new all time high somewhere above 28.5 T. (As always, this could change if hashrate/block times swing wildly over the next three days).

Bitcoin network snapshot March 27, 2022
Bitcoin network snapshot March 27, 2022
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BITCOIN TRANSACTION FEES

Transaction fees are still a pittance of total miner rewards, just over 1% on average over the week.

Bitcoin mining transaction fees, March 19-27, 2022
Bitcoin mining transaction fees, March 19-27, 2022

Bitcoin ASIC Index

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ASIC PRICE INDEX

2022 has been punishing year for rig prices.

Bitcoin mining ASIC prices fell for the ninth week in a row last week. Selling pressure eased some, though, as prices fell less drastically than during some of the more extreme sell-offs in January and February.

Bitcoin miner prices (March 24, 2022)
Bitcoin ASIC miner prices, Hashrate Index ASIC Price Update (March 24, 2022)
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PROFITABILITY OF POPULAR BITCOIN ASICs

With Bitcoin's price and hashprice juicing, there's plenty of profitability to squeeze out of rigs up and down the efficiency tree:

  • Antminer S19 Pro: $22.60
  • Antminer S19: $19.50
  • Whatsminer M30s++: $23.0
  • Whatsminer M30s: $17.70
  • Antminer S17: $10.90
  • Whatsminer M20s: $14.00
  • Antminer S9: $2.90

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Crypto Mining Stock Index

The Hashrate Index Crypto Stock Index rose a hearty 6% last week, as Bitcoin mining stocks recover ground with Bitcoin's price on a run.

Crypto mining stock index March 27, 2022
Crypto mining stock index March 27, 2022

Plenty of Bitcoin mining stocks were feeling the love from Bitcoin's positive price action last week, especially those that suffered heavy losses in early and mid March.

bitcoin mining stocks weekly gains (March 21 - March 25, 2022)
bitcoin mining stocks weekly gains (March 21 - March 25, 2022)
bitcoin mining stocks weekly losses (March 21 - March 25, 2022)
bitcoin mining stocks weekly losses (March 21 - March 25, 2022)

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Happy Hashing, and have a great week!

-Luxor Team

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