As crypto prices hover well below their all-time highs, the companies that mine Bitcoin are starting to show signs of financial strain. Second quarter earnings reports show that some of the largest U.S. publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies have over $1 billion in losses. Companies such as Core Scientific Inc. and Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. have each reported net losses of more than $100 million. Bloomberg reporter David Pan and Galaxy Digital’s Head of Crypto Mining, Amanda Fabiano join this episode to discuss what’s driving this distress.

As crypto prices hover well below their all-time highs, the companies that mine Bitcoin are starting to show signs of financial strain. Second quarter earnings reports show that some of the largest U.S. publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies have over $1 <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-16/largest-bitcoin-miners-lost-over-1-billion-during-crypto-crash">billion</a> in losses. Companies such as Core Scientific Inc. and Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. have each reported net losses of more than $100 million. Bloomberg reporter David Pan and Galaxy Digital’s Head of Crypto Mining, Amanda Fabiano join this episode to discuss what’s driving this distress.

In this daily podcast, Bloomberg’s reporting team teases out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation. Led by crypto editor stacy-marie ishmael, the show draws on reporters and editors around the world and credible voices from across the industry. Episodes cover everything from regulation to NFTs to DeFi to the environmental considerations surrounding an asset class shaping the future of finance.

In this daily podcast, Bloomberg’s reporting team teases out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation. Led by crypto editor stacy-marie ishmael, the show draws on reporters and editors around the world and credible voices from across the industry. Episodes cover everything from regulation to NFTs to DeFi to the environmental considerations surrounding an asset class shaping the future of finance.

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Digital tokens like Bitcoin and NFTs have moved from niche products to showing up in Super Bowl commercials and song lyrics. Advocates of these new asset classes promise they will democratize the finance industry, and they hail the blockchain technology that backs it all as the future of computing. Skeptics say it's another financial house of cards. Bloomberg journalists will help cut through all the noise and provide clarity, context and authority.

In this daily podcast, Bloomberg’s reporting team teases out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation. Led by crypto editor stacy-marie ishmael, the show draws on reporters and editors around the world and credible voices from across the industry. Episodes cover everything from regulation to NFTs to DeFi to the environmental considerations surrounding an asset class shaping the future of finance.

Digital tokens like Bitcoin and NFTs have moved from niche products to showing up in Super Bowl commercials and song lyrics. Advocates of these new asset classes promise they will democratize the finance industry, and they hail the blockchain technology that backs it all as the future of computing. Skeptics say it's another financial house of cards. Bloomberg journalists will help cut through all the noise and provide clarity, context and authority. In this daily podcast, Bloomberg’s reporting team teases out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation. Led by crypto editor stacy-marie ishmael, the show draws on reporters and editors around the world and credible voices from across the industry. Episodes cover everything from regulation to NFTs to DeFi to the environmental considerations surrounding an asset class shaping the future of finance.

Stressed Miners Strategize to Survive Crypto Downturn

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