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Public Bitcoin miners sold almost everything they mined in 2022

Public Bitcoin miners sold almost everything they mined in 2022

Publicly listed Bitcoin (BTC) miners sold off almost 100% of all the Bitcoin they mined throughout 2022, leading to a debate over whether the sales created “a persistent headwind” for the Bitcoin price or not.

Analyst Tom Dunleavy from blockchain research firm Messari shared the data in a Dec. 26 tweet which indicated that approximately 40,300 of the 40,700 BTC mined by Core Scientific, Riot, Bitfarms, Cleans Park, Marathon, Hut8, HIVE, Iris Energy, Argo and Bit Digital from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30 was sold off.

The reserves held by mining firms have decreased considerably during the latter half of 2022, particularly throughout November as the crypto industry reeled from the effects of the FTX fallout.

Miner reserves vs Bitcoin price from Jul. 1 to Dec. 28. Source: CryptoQuant.

Dunleavy believes that miners consistently selling off newly produced Bitcoin places downward pressure on the price of the leading cryptocurrency.

However, some industry commentators such as BitMEX’s former CEO, Arthur Hayes, believe the selling pressure created by the increased sales of Bitcoin miners is negligible.

He opined in a Dec. 9 blog post that “even if miners sold all the Bitcoin they produced each day, it would barely impact the markets at all.”

Data from Bitcoin Visuals suggests that on Dec. 26 the daily trading volume for Bitcoin was $12.2 billion, while the outflow from miners on the same day according to CryptoQuant was 919 BTC ($15.35 million), which represents just 0.13% of the total volume traded.

Miner’s reserves have rebounded slightly during December, increasing by nearly 1%. The figure contributes to the view shared in a Dec. 27 post by crypto analyst IT Tech that the situation for miners appears to be stabilizing.

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