Study: Miners sell bitcoins a few months after halving
In anticipation of a reduction in the miners' reward (halving), CryptoQuant published a study in which it predicted a stable BTC rate in the coming months.
Tentatively, on May 12, the third halving will take place, the miners' reward for mining the block will decrease from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC. In the expert environment, there is an opinion that almost immediately after the halving we will see a drop in the cost of bitcoin, as miners will begin to sell their coins.
However, researchers from CryptoQuant believe that a sharp drop in the rate of BTC should not be expected. They analyzed the effects of previous miner reward reductions in 2012 and 2014 and concluded that miners did not sell cryptocurrency for several months before and after halving.
Miners traditionally have a huge impact on the market, as they can provoke a collapse of BTC, increasing the sale of coins. This is done to cover the costs associated with the modernization of equipment and payment of electricity.
CryptoQuant analysts studied the behavior of miners in previous years and found that in 2018, when the market was dominated by “bearish” moods, they avoided big sales.
In November 2012, after the first halving, miners did not put pressure on the sale until April 2013, which allowed cryptocurrencies to hold on the market. The pressure intensified in the middle of spring 2013, and after that the coin fell in price.
One of the authors of the report, Mason Young, said:
After the first two halvings, the price of bitcoin did not skyrocket right after the reduction of the miners' award. The price of bitcoin has been rising for several months. If traders want to avoid trading risks, the most important thing is to monitor whether the whales and miners receive cash, rather than expect a short-term price change.
In anticipation of a reduction in the miners' reward (halving), CryptoQuant published a study in which it predicted a stable BTC rate in the coming months.
Tentatively, on May 12, the third halving will take place, the miners' reward for mining the block will decrease from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC. In the expert environment, there is an opinion that almost immediately after the halving we will see a drop in the cost of bitcoin, as miners will begin to sell their coins.
However, researchers from CryptoQuant believe that a sharp drop in the rate of BTC should not be expected. They analyzed the effects of previous miner reward reductions in 2012 and 2014 and concluded that miners did not sell cryptocurrency for several months before and after halving.
Miners traditionally have a huge impact on the market, as they can provoke a collapse of BTC, increasing the sale of coins. This is done to cover the costs associated with the modernization of equipment and payment of electricity.
CryptoQuant analysts studied the behavior of miners in previous years and found that in 2018, when the market was dominated by “bearish” moods, they avoided big sales.
In November 2012, after the first halving, miners did not put pressure on the sale until April 2013, which allowed cryptocurrencies to hold on the market. The pressure intensified in the middle of spring 2013, and after that the coin fell in price.
One of the authors of the report, Mason Young, said:
After the first two halvings, the price of bitcoin did not skyrocket right after the reduction of the miners' award. The price of bitcoin has been rising for several months. If traders want to avoid trading risks, the most important thing is to monitor whether the whales and miners receive cash, rather than expect a short-term price change.