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You already know that scene in The Workplace, the place Jan walks in on Michael and the workers watching a film on firm time?
And when Jan asks how a film may presumably make individuals work sooner Michael says:
“They type of must…to make up for the time they misplaced watching the film.”
Similar factor applies to the Bitcoin halving and BTC’s value.
Confused? Lettuce clarify…
Jeffries (the funding financial institution) simply reported that Bitcoin mining was extra worthwhile in February than in January after BTC rose from ~$42k to ~$61k.
(Okay, is sensible — if costs go up, earnings go up).
However right here’s the factor…
Come April twentieth, as soon as the availability of latest Bitcoin being mined every day will get minimize in half (from ~900 to ~450), Bitcoin will discover itself in a ‘Dunder Mifflin Film Monday’ scenario…
Trigger proper now, miners are incomes about +25% return on what they spend on power every day — however as soon as that each day return is minimize in half…
The value kinda has to extend above $70k (and largely keep there) — in any other case the typical miner gained’t have the ability to cowl their prices.
Brb, bought a hankering to observe Varsity Blues unexpectedly…