- Bitcoin miners endure revenue decline and remain profitable despite market sentiment.
- Negative net flow suggests miners and holders are holding on to Bitcoin despite declining values.
Bitcoin miners experienced a downward spiral in their earnings as prevailing market sentiment took its toll. Nevertheless, emerging reports indicate that miners managed to maintain some level of profitability despite the challenging conditions.
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Bitcoin miners’ earnings are seeing a sharp plunge
On June 14, there was a notable drop in revenue for Bitcoin miners. According to data from Blockchain. com, their earnings that day were about $20.9 million. This figure was in stark contrast to the previous day’s sales of over $24 million, indicating a significant drop in just 24 hours.
Source: Blockchain.com
While the current sales level marked the lowest point in nearly three months, it remained higher than the year-to-date low of about $16,000 in January. The prevailing sentiment around BTC and the general crypto market has likely influenced the drop in miner earnings.
Despite this recent setback, it is worth noting that miners still maintained their overall profitability.
Bitcoin miner profitability remains intact
In light of recent data from Glasnode, found that miners managed to maintain their profitability despite the recent decline. Since Bitcoin open trading began in 2010, miners have generated an impressive $48.8 billion in revenue.
On the other hand, their estimated cost of production is about $35.8 billion. This resulted in a net surplus of +$13.0 billion in the mining industry, leading to an all-time profit margin of 37%.
Source: Glassnode
The profitability rating is based on the Miner Thermocap and Cumulative Production Cost metrics. Realized income for miners includes Thermocap and transaction costs, while difficulty production costs represent total input costs for mining.
While miners have remained profitable, the data also indicated that profitability has been relatively tight since 2015.
Negative net flow persists
The Exchange Netflow metric is a valuable tool for monitoring potential Bitcoin holding sell-offs, particularly among miners. According to Santiment, despite the recent drop in earnings, miners still had to show a significant tendency to dismantle their holdings in search of bigger profits. There is an observable trend of increased withdrawals of BTC from exchanges leading to negative flows.
Source: CryptoQuant
While there was a small positive flow on June 14, it was insubstantial compared to the overall negative flow. At the time of writing, the net flow remained negative, with over 2,000 BTC being withdrawn from the exchanges.
This suggested that miners and other holders were holding rather than selling. It also showed that if there was a sell-off, it was not significant.
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Additionally, Bitcoin was trading at around USD 24,980 at the time of writing, reflecting a more than 1% drop in its value.