Расходы на майнинг биткоинов выросли на 168% на фоне роста мощностей

cryptonews.ruPubblicato 2023-11-21Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-08-21

BitFuFu, компания облачного майнинга, аффилированная с Bitmain, опубликовала неаудированный финансовый и операционный отчет о результатах за второй квартал 2024 года, который закончился 30 июня.

Результаты показывают значительный рост стоимости майнинга биткоинов на фоне проблем и роста, которые фирма пережила за последние 12 месяцев.

Наряду с этим ростом затрат в отчете также отмечен рост мощностей майнинга под управлением, увеличившись «на 62,5% до 24,7 EH/s по сравнению с 15,2 EH/s за тот же период 2023 года».

Результаты роста затрат на майнинг биткоинов

Среди статистических данных, представленных BitFuFu в своем отчете за второй квартал, наиболее резким изменением стала средняя стоимость, необходимая для майнинга каждого BTC, которая выросла до 51 887 долларов США.

Резкий рост цен можно увидеть по сравнению с 19 344 долларами США за добытый BTC за тот же период в 2023 году, и его можно объяснить более высокими расходами на электроэнергию и эксплуатационными расходами.

Скачок также можно объяснить событием халвинга BTC в апреле 2024 года, поскольку сложность майнинга возросла, а награды за BTC сократились на 50%.

Рост мощности и выручки

Хотя расходы компании на майнинг BTC значительно возросли, BitFuFu расширила масштабы своих майнинговых операций.

С увеличением до 24,7 экзахешей в секунду (EH/s) компания по майнингу BTC увеличила мощность своих операций более чем на 60% на фоне скачка расходов, связанных с майнингом.

Компания по майнингу биткоинов также сообщила о росте общей выручки почти на 70%. Выручка достигла 129,4 млн долларов США во втором квартале 2024 года по сравнению с 76,3 млн долларов США за тот же период 2023 года.

Рост выручки можно объяснить расширением компанией своих услуг облачного майнинга, которые принесли 77 млн ​​долларов США за отчетный период.

Биткоин-аналитики настроены оптимистично

В интервью CNBC от 19 августа Мэтью Сигел, руководитель отдела исследований цифровых активов в VanEck, объяснил, что «вынужденная продажа BTC осталась позади».

Сигел объяснил, что текущее состояние рынка криптовалют и цены BTC — это «типичная сезонная модель», характеризующаяся «одним-тремя месяцами» после халвинга.

Вынужденная продажа, о которой говорил Сигел, включала продажу правительством Германии 49 858 BTC за 2,6 млрд долларов США на фоне погашения задолженности в рамках реабилитации рухнувшей 10 лет назад Mt.Gox.

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