Bitcoin mining profits reached their highest monthly level since the last halving in 2024 in July. JP Morgan analysts examined this intriguing data in a note.
According to the report, miners earned an average of $57,400 per EH/s (exahash/second) in daily block rewards.
“July was another strong month for Bitcoin miners. Mining profitability reached its highest level since the last halving (April 2024), and ten of the thirteen miners we track outperformed the BTC price increase by 8%,” analysts Reginald L. Smith and Charles Pearce wrote.
Bitcoin reached a record high of $122,838 in July, capping a relatively steady rally that lasted more than two months. While the price has retreated since its peak, it remains within about 8% of that high, according to CoinGecko data.
However, miners are also struggling with rising operational costs and declining transaction validation rewards on the blockchain. “Daily revenue and gross profit are 43% and 50% below their pre-halving levels, respectively,” the report stated. In July, mining difficulty increased by 9%.
According to UK-based asset manager Farside Investors, the number of coins produced by the top 11 miners decreased for four consecutive months in the first six months of the year. However, Farside has not yet released data for July. During the last halving, the reward fell from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC.
Bitcoin mining operations require significant electricity consumption, making them more costly to operate when Bitcoin prices fall. The Bitcoin mining industry typically consists of large storage areas filled with computers processing transactions on the network. The high energy demands of these computer networks make them difficult to source at affordable prices.
*This is not investment advice.
