Bitcoin Mining Profitability Faces Severe Challenges Amid Rising Costs
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Faces Severe Challenges Amid Rising Costs
The article discusses the increasing financial strain on Bitcoin miners due to shrinking block rewards and escalating energy costs. Many miners are adapting by diversifying into alternative revenue streams like AI hosting and energy arbitrage, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of Bitcoin's hash rate, user experience, and core economic principles.
With the spotlight this cycle fixed on corporate Bitcoin treasuries, ETF inflows, and shifting global liquidity, Bitcoin’s miners have become the overlooked backbone of the network. Yet, as block rewards shrink and energy costs rise, many are being forced to reinvent themselves, branching into AI hosting, energy arbitrage, and infrastructure services, just to keep their […]
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