Monday Mining Metrics: Hashrate DOWN since Halving
Bitcoin Mining Update - 9/23/2024
Hashrate Growth Since Halving
The cornerstone of our latest research report is the idea that hashrate/difficulty growth is slowing down. This trend is in full effect thus far in this halving epoch. Since the halving five months ago, total network hashrate is down ~2%.
Hashrate (14DMA) on Halving Day: 637.7 EH/s
Hashrate (14DMA) today, Sept 23rd: 624.0 EH/s
Continued "diminishing returns" in hashrate growth this cycle creates a huge opportunity for incumbent #Bitcoin miners if/when BTC price begins to rip.
> Price grows by (X%) in (Z months)
> Hashrate grows by (X - Y%) (Z + 12 months)
Excluding the “China Mining Ban” of 2021, this is just the 4th instance in the past four years in which the 5-month growth rate of hash/difficulty dropped below zero. The prior times were the post 2020-halving capitulation, and the miner capitulations during the 2022 bear market.
Dropping Mining Difficulty
With that said, mining difficulty is poised to drop by almost 5% this week!
This 5% move in hashprice parlayed with Bitcoin’s ~20% price appreciation over the past two weeks will result in a hashprice of ~$.046!
Mining Economics at Hashprice $0.046
Here’s a table breaking down the revenue, costs, and APY of various ASIC models after the coming difficulty adjustment, with a $0.078/kWh electricity rate.
The S21 Pro stands out righ5t now with its 15 W/Th efficiency and a BTC breakeven price of ~$38,400. “BTC Breakeven” can also be thought of as the cost of production. So while spot buyers pay ~$63,000 per bitcoin, S21 Pro miners are paying ~$38,000 in electricity per bitcoin.
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