The halving is coming, and Quantum Block, will be very important 👌24 Oct 2023 18:54
The fall in prices for mining rigs comes as miners are gearing up for the fourth Bitcoin halving, expected in April 2024. A halving is a highly anticipated event that takes place roughly every four years, where the reward for successfully mining a bitcoin block is cut in half.
This reduction is designed into the blockchain’s codebase to control its supply economics. Eventually, the rewards reach zero as the number of bitcoins mined approaches its pre-designated 21 million block cap. The next halving is expected to lower the reward to 3.125 BTC per block from the current 6.25 BTC.
Read more: Bitcoin Halving, Explained
Buying opportunity
The miners, facing almost double the mining cost overnight to achieve the same revenue once the halving occurs, will need more efficient machines to keep down costs.
Currently it costs around at least $10,000-$15,000 per bitcoin to profitably mine a block. After the halving, the cost could rise as high as $40,000 per bitcoin, according to some analysts, making the most efficient machines a necessity.
The drop in prices for the newer-generation models seems to have provided opportunities for some miners to scoop up the machines they’ll need to stay profitable after the halving. For example, in April, CleanSpark purchased roughly $145 million worth of Bitmain Antminer S19 XPs.