Bitcoin production costs just hit an all-time high. Miners are now spending an average of $74,600 to extract a single $BTC—and that's just the baseline. When you factor in the full operational overhead? We're talking around $137,800 per coin. The economics of mining are getting brutal, and these numbers tell a story about network difficulty, energy prices, and what miners are actually willing to endure to keep the chain running.
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GasFeeCrybaby
· 12-07 18:55
The mining cost is almost catching up with the BTC price. Who can handle that?
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MEV_Whisperer
· 12-07 18:53
With mining costs so high, small miners should have gone bankrupt long ago.
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MevHunter
· 12-07 18:45
The mining costs are so outrageous; you have to spend over a hundred thousand just to mine one coin... How can small miners even play anymore?
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GasGuzzler
· 12-07 18:43
With mining costs so high, small miners should have gone bankrupt long ago.
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HodlTheDoor
· 12-07 18:38
The mining costs are so high, should we really keep going? It's unbelievable.
Bitcoin production costs just hit an all-time high. Miners are now spending an average of $74,600 to extract a single $BTC—and that's just the baseline. When you factor in the full operational overhead? We're talking around $137,800 per coin. The economics of mining are getting brutal, and these numbers tell a story about network difficulty, energy prices, and what miners are actually willing to endure to keep the chain running.