Cryptocurrency22 Jun 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Bitcoin mining network becoming more sensitive to price swings, JPMorgan says

A growing share of miners are operating near breakeven levels, making hashrate and mining difficulty increasingly responsive to bitcoin's price movements,…

A growing share of miners are operating near breakeven levels, making hashrate and mining difficulty increasingly responsive to bitcoin's price movements, the bank said. JPMorgan said bitcoin mining difficulty's sensitivity to price changes has risen sharply this year. The bank estimated more miners are operating near breakeven as bitcoin trades below its production cost. Larger and more frequent difficulty adjustments are likely if bitcoin remains under its estimated $78,000 producti…

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