Chinese Bitcoin mining shakeout may have surprise BTC price consequences — an...

Chinese Bitcoin mining shakeout may have surprise BTC price consequences — an...

Bitcoin's production cost is dropping, and price action often rebounds to new highs if it dips below it, data shows. China's crackdown on Bitcoin (BTC) mining may have unintended benefits for BTC price action, one analyst suggests.In a tweet on June 18, Charles Edwards, CEO of investment firm Capriole, argued that the Chinese miner exodus was already lowering Bitcoin's potential price floor.Don't believe the China FUDAs a shake-up sees Bitcoin hashing power redistributed away from China, Bitcoin's electrical cost — the combined cost of keeping the network running — is dropping.As Edwards....


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