Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins in Worrying Sign of a Shakeout
- Net positions go negative first time in months, Glassnode says
- Cash and capital concerns weigh on bitcoin mining stocks
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Some Bitcoin miners are trading in their diamond hands to pay for their picks and shovels.
A metric tracking Bitcoin miners’ holdings turned negative on Feb. 5 for the first time since mid-November, according to crypto analytics platform Glassnode. The turn in the metric, or the net change of miner balances over a trailing 30-day window, shows that miners have sold their coins in a possible sign a shakeout of less-efficient operators is coming.