Honest question. If the cost to mine Bitcoin becomes too high relative to the value of that Bitcoin because of a drop in price, could there be a situation where miners drop off and the difficulty adjustment goes down? This would lower the bar and and support a lower pricing trajectory. Is this the wrong way to think about it?
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npub1st…vulrv
2025-12-13 15:46:16 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…s7fs
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