Plunge in cryptocurrency mining stocks deepens as bitcoin slumps

  • Cryptocurrency mining stocks have moved in tandem with bitcoin as such companies have large amounts of mined bitcoin on their balance sheets
  • The losses come after shares of miners spiked late last year, along with bitcoin, after a ban on cryptocurrency mining in China meant less competition

A visual representation of the digital crypto-currency bitcoin, at the Bitcoin Change shop in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: AFP

The plunge in top cryptocurrency mining shares deepened Monday as bitcoin tumbled along with the broader market on fears tightening monetary policy could throw the economy into a recession.

Marathon Digital Holdings, the largest public miner in the US by market value, dropped 15 per cent to US$12.78, bringing its year-to-date losses to roughly 60 per cent. Meanwhile, Core Scientific fell to a new low and Riot Blockchain declined to the lowest since 2020.

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