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Bitcoin Miner Summer Struggles
The number one operational challenge for Bitcoin miners is heat mitigation. ASICs are large, powerful computers that can reach very high temperatures without proper cooling measures in place.
This, of course, becomes an even more pressing issue during the summer months. Many miners have to curtail operations in part due to overheating, but also due to residential energy consumption reaching high enough levels to activate demand response clauses in miners’ power purchase agreements.
In each of the past two years we have seen hashrate stagnate or decrease during the North American summer months as miners curtail their power consumption.
The Bitcoin mining industry has grown tremendously over the past few years, specifically in the US State of Texas. Texas miners, while benefiting from low power costs and a lack of federal regulations, must face the heat challenge head on, with average temperature highs of 96 degrees Fahrenheit in July and August.
According to data from the University of Cambridge, roughly 37% of all Bitcoin mining takes place in the United States. As summer continues heating up, it’s reasonable to expect US-based miners to have heat-induced curtailments.
We’re currently in the midst of a miner capitulation (as indicated by hash ribbons) due to crunched profit margins from the block subsidy halving. Compound this with summer curtailments and we’re likely looking at a summer of flat hashrate/difficulty growth. Since the halving two months ago, difficulty has had a net decrease of 3.3%.
Profitability Breakdown by Machine Type
The table below shows the monthly profit for various ASICs based on the current hashprice of $0.053/kWh. The recent drop in the Bitcoin price and the decline in transaction fees has pushed S19j Pro+ (and equivalent models) into unprofitability for miners paying > $0.07/kWh. New-generation ASICs still have plenty of room to breathe in terms of profitability.
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