According to the Jefferies report, US-listed bitcoin mining companies accounted for 25.3% of the global hashrate in December 2024. The report pointed out that the bitcoin price rose by 15% in December, which exceeded the 6.5% growth rate of network hashrate, resulting in mining profitability capacity enhancement. US-listed mining companies mined a total of 3,602 bitcoins in December, up from 3,404 in November. Among them, Mara produced the highest output at 890, followed by CleanSpark (CLSK) wit...
On July 29th, the profit crunch after the bitcoin halving has put pressure on the business model of bitcoin mining companies, and some larger companies see this industry hurdle as an opportunity to expand their business or launch a hostile takeover. The bitcoin mining industry is expected to consolidate in the next 18 months, with some well-capitalized miners looking to gobble up competitors, such as Colorado-based Riot Platfor...