Culprits or Scapegoats: Do Bitcoin Miners Influence Bitcoin's Price?

Do bitcoin miners selling bitcoin overly affect Bitcoin's price?

Jaran Mellerud
Jaran Mellerud
Hashrate Index Newsletter
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Analyzing Four Years of Difficulty Adjustment Forecasts

A new model to more accurately predict Bitcoin's difficulty adjustment using confidence intervals.

Hashrate Index
Hashrate Index
Bitcoin Mining Concepts
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Hashrate Index Roundup (December 11, 2022)

The profitability boost from last week's difficulty adjustment won't last for long...

Colin Harper
Colin Harper
Hashrate Index Newsletter

How Does the Current Bitcoin Mining Bear Market Compare to Previous Ones?

Is the current bear market the worst in the history of bitcoin mining? How long could it take before bitcoin mining profitability returns to higher levels? This article attempts to answer those questions by comparing the current bitcoin mining bear market to two previous ones.

Jaran Mellerud
Jaran Mellerud
Bitcoin Mining Concepts
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Quantifying Compute North's 363 Sale: Dollars Raised and Who Bought In

Compute North's secured debt is all accounted for, but it didn't raise enough cash to fully remunerate unsecured creditors.

Colin Harper
Colin Harper
Hashrate Index Newsletter

Highlights from Hive's Q3 Report

Hive Blockchain just lost its cash cow as Ethereum transitioned to proof-of-stake. This article analyzes the company's financial strength and discusses how impacted it was by "the merge".

Jaran Mellerud
Jaran Mellerud
Public Miner Analysis
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Hashrate Index Roundup (December 4, 2022)

We're due for a sizeable negative difficulty adjustment tomorrow, which will give a much needed boost to hashprice.

Colin Harper
Colin Harper
Hashrate Index Newsletter

Power Prices and Bitcoin Mining Profitability in Bull and Bear Markets

The importance of minimizing electricity costs only becomes evident during bear markets. In this article, I show how little the electricity price impacted bitcoin mining profitability during the previous bull market and discuss how it incentivized miners to prioritize growth over efficiency.

Jaran Mellerud
Jaran Mellerud
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