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Episode Synopsis
Bitcoin mining companies face significant paper losses in Q1 2025 earnings due to FASB accounting rules that require marking their Bitcoin holdings to market prices. As Bitcoin fell from $93,429 to $82,549 during the quarter, major miners like Marathon could show unrealized losses approaching $600 million despite operational improvements.• FASB accounting creates massive paper losses for miners with large Bitcoin holdings despite solid operations• Marathon potentially facing $600M loss, Riot $192M, CleanSpark $129M, and Hut 8 $110M from mark-to-market accounting• Hash price has recovered from $39 to $49 (25% increase) improving miner profitability• Expected 5.6% difficulty decrease will boost Bitcoin production by approximately 5-6% for miners• Iren and Cipher achieving highest margins near 74% due to efficient fleets and power costs below 3 cents• Strategy and BlackRock now neck-and-neck at approximately 550,000 Bitcoin each• Arizona legislation could establish first state-level strategic Bitcoin reserve• UK finance minister signaling interest in making Britain a leader in digital assetsSign Up for Our Free Weekly Newsletter: https://www.powermininganalysis.com/newsletterAnthonys Info: Website: https://www.powermininganalysis.com X: https://twitter.com/cazenove_uk Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Cazenove_UK Bryce's Info: X: https://twitter.com/McnallieM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/McNallieMoney Merch: https://shop.mcnalliemoney.com/ Website: https://www.mcnalliemoney.com Business Inquiries: Email - [email protected]
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