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Bitcoin Mining Profitability Down 7.4% in March as Prices, Transaction Fees Fell: Jefferies
Mining profitability worsened due to a 11.2% decline in the bitcoin price and a 9.1% slump in transaction fees, the report said.
Updated Apr 14, 2025, 6:34 p.m. Published Apr 14, 2025, 2:28 p.m.
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What to know:
- Bitcoin mining profitability fell 7.4% in March, according to Jefferies
- The drop was due to a 11.2% decline in the average bitcoin price and a 9.1% slump in transaction fees, the report said.
- Bitcoin thus far in April has outperformed the broader U.S. stock market, possibly due to the declining dollar, said the bank.
Bitcoin mining profitability fell 7.4% in March, investment bank Jefferies said in a research report Friday.
The drop was due to a 11.2% decline in the average bitcoin price and a 9.1% drop in transaction fees, the report said.
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U.S.-listed miners mined 3,534 bitcoin in March versus 3,002 in February, Jefferies said, and these companies accounted for 24.8% of the total network last month, compared to 23.6% the month previous.
MARA Holdings (MARA) produced the most bitcoin in March, with 829 tokens, the report said, followed by CleanSpark (CLSK) with 706 BTC.
MARA also had the largest installed hashrate, at 54.3 exahashes per second, with CleanSpark the second-largest at 42.4 EH/s, the report added.
Looking at April, Jefferies noted bitcoin is broadly unchanged while the S&P 500 stock index is down 6%. U.S. dollar weakness may be responsible for some of that outperformance, said the bank.
Read more: U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners Shed 25% of Their Market Cap in March: JPMorgan
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