Live markets: Bitcoin has traded below its mining cost for five months, squeezing miners

CoinDesk4h agoUpdated 3h ago
Live markets: Bitcoin has traded below its mining cost for five months, squeezing miners
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About 20% of miners are now unprofitable, and publicly traded miners sold more than 32,000 bitcoin in the first quarter to cover operating costs, more than they offloaded in all of 2025....

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