Bitcoin's price floor is essentially locked in by mining economics. Here's the thing—BTC has historically never broken below its production cost, and right now the electrical expense alone sits at roughly $71,000 per coin. That's a pretty solid base case. When miners are running at breakeven or loss, they simply shut down operations rather than bleeding money. This creates natural support. So long as the energy cost to mint new bitcoins stays this elevated, we're unlikely to see prices crater below that threshold. It's physics meeting economics—miners won't keep the lights on if they're losing cash.
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Ser_APY_2000
· 23h ago
The 71k mining cost supports the bottom line, this logic makes sense.
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ChainPoet
· 23h ago
Is a mining cost of 71k really the bottom line? I'm actually curious to see what happens if the coin price really drops.
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OnchainHolmes
· 23h ago
71k electricity cost floor? Sounds good, but when the bull market comes, miners can withstand anything; during a bear market, they still shut down. This logic is a bit circular.
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MetaverseHomeless
· 23h ago
A mining cost of 71k sounds quite solid, but it seems like a bunch of variables might have been overlooked.
Bitcoin's price floor is essentially locked in by mining economics. Here's the thing—BTC has historically never broken below its production cost, and right now the electrical expense alone sits at roughly $71,000 per coin. That's a pretty solid base case. When miners are running at breakeven or loss, they simply shut down operations rather than bleeding money. This creates natural support. So long as the energy cost to mint new bitcoins stays this elevated, we're unlikely to see prices crater below that threshold. It's physics meeting economics—miners won't keep the lights on if they're losing cash.