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BTC Miner Liquidation Pressure

Prolonged trading below mining costs is forcing miners to liquidate holdings and causing widespread unprofitability across the sector

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FIRST SEENJun 20, 2026
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Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (1 article). Watching for it to gain traction.

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SOURCE EVIDENCE

"Bitcoin has spent five straight months trading below what it costs to produce, squeezing miners and forcing some to sell... about 20% of miners are now unprofitable, the bank said citing CoinShares data, and publicly traded miners sold more than 32,000 bitcoin in the first quarter to cover operating costs"

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