{"id":50326,"date":"2025-09-06T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=50326"},"modified":"2025-09-06T14:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T11:15:37","slug":"analyst-warns-bitcoin-miners-may-be-forced-to-sell-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/analyst-warns-bitcoin-miners-may-be-forced-to-sell-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst Warns: \u201cBitcoin Miners May Be Forced to Sell!\u201d Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"460\">As we step into 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/is-the-year-end-bitcoin-btc-peak-expectation-statistically-flawed\/\"><strong>Bitcoin mining<\/strong><\/a> sector is facing mounting challenges. Cryptocurrency analyst Joao Wedson emphasized that miners are under growing pressure despite the resilience of Bitcoin\u2019s price.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/analyst-warns-bitcoin-miners-may-be-forced-to-sell-heres-why\/#Strong_Prices_Weak_Profits\" title=\"Strong Prices, Weak Profits\">Strong Prices, Weak Profits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/analyst-warns-bitcoin-miners-may-be-forced-to-sell-heres-why\/#Measuring_Mining_Profitability_The_MEI_Indicator\" title=\"Measuring Mining Profitability: The MEI Indicator\">Measuring Mining Profitability: The MEI Indicator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/analyst-warns-bitcoin-miners-may-be-forced-to-sell-heres-why\/#The_Key_Question_for_2025_Security_vs_Costs\" title=\"The Key Question for 2025: Security vs. Costs\">The Key Question for 2025: Security vs. Costs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"499\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Strong_Prices_Weak_Profits\"><\/span>Strong Prices, Weak Profits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"661\">Although Bitcoin continues to trade at relatively high levels, miners\u2019 earnings remain far below the record highs seen during the 2017 and 2021 bull runs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"978\">A major factor behind this is the surging hash rate, which has forced mining companies to invest heavily in more advanced and expensive hardware. At the same time, on-chain transaction volumes have stayed muted since 2022, limiting revenue growth and intensifying the financial strain across the industry.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1039\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Measuring_Mining_Profitability_The_MEI_Indicator\"><\/span>Measuring Mining Profitability: The MEI Indicator<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1168\">To better track the health of the mining economy, Wedson introduced a new tool called the Mining Equilibrium Index (MEI).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1278\">The MEI is calculated by dividing the 30-day average revenue-to-hash ratio by the 365-day average.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1407\">\n<li data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1330\">\n<p data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1330\">Above 1.0 Indicates favorable conditions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1407\">\n<p data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1407\">Below 0.5 Linked to stress, capitulation, or hash rate corrections<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1605\">Based on the latest figures, the MEI currently stands at 1.06. While this is comfortably above the danger zone of 0.5, it is still a long way from the 2.5 peaks reached in 2017 and 2021.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1662\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Key_Question_for_2025_Security_vs_Costs\"><\/span>The Key Question for 2025: Security vs. Costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1861\">According to Wedson, the most pressing issue for 2025 is whether mining companies can maintain the security of the Bitcoin network amid rising competition and escalating operational expenses.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"2116\">Costs related to labor, electricity, and infrastructure continue to climb, squeezing profitability further. If mining revenues fail to keep up, Wedson warned that miners may be forced to liquidate part of their Bitcoin reserves to stay afloat.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"2116\"><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegram,\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest\u00a0<a title=\"News\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\">news<\/a>\u00a0and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we step into 2025, the Bitcoin mining sector is facing mounting challenges. Cryptocurrency analyst Joao Wedson emphasized that miners are under growing pressure despite the resilience of Bitcoin\u2019s price. Strong Prices, Weak Profits Although Bitcoin continues to trade at relatively high levels, miners\u2019 earnings remain far below the record highs seen during the 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":36096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2],"tags":[307,60,58,501,23434,23435],"class_list":["post-50326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-news","tag-bitcoin-mining","tag-btc","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-investment","tag-joao-wedson","tag-mining-equilibrium-index-mei"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Analyst Warns: \u201cBitcoin Miners May Be Forced to Sell!\u201d Here\u2019s Why - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bitcoin mining sector is facing mounting challenges. 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