As mining is no longer profitable...

[doomloop]

For altcoin, I don't think you need to have new mining hardware, of course, it will be advantageous, but there are still I believed that you can mine even with some old mining hardware. However, we will all agree that it will take a lot of electricity, so mining is strictly for countries with abundant supply of it and probably the weather as well, like it should be cold or something to minimized the heat being produce by this mining gear. So most likely, they are in Europe. Just Bitcoin mining, most of the biggest farm are located in West Europe.

Depends on the altcoin. If it was a top altcoin then the difficulty of mining it is high so any existing gadget to mine it won't just work like a charm but you need a dedicated mining hardware for them. Of course there are still cheap altcoins out there which is mineable for the majority but they aren't only worth it due to their cheap price so we can only end up destroying our machines and paying more for the electric bills.

Mining is still profitable as long as you are on the right place and you have the right equipment. If not then you better just invest or do trading instead. We must realize that earning a profit in crypto is not only limited to mining.

[Hildentine]

I think in this time many projects are coming which are on the basis of mining and you collect free coins I can't say that all mining projects are real but not anyone easily say that its waste of time because like pi mining many people use this and they easily got profit to this app and they gain free earning only the basis of mining.

[wajik-tempe]

I think in this time many projects are coming which are on the basis of mining and you collect free coins I can't say that all mining projects are real but not anyone easily say that its waste of time because like pi mining many people use this and they easily got profit to this app and they gain free earning only the basis of mining.

Yes, it's true that there are many cryptocurrency mining projects available now.
However, it's important to keep in mind that the cryptocurrency market is highly volatile and the value of coins can fluctuate greatly. Some projects may have hidden fees or limitations, and others may simply not be legitimate

[humanvelocity]

Mining stopped being profitable when Bitcoin started to skyrocket like crazy and whole world jumped into it trying to make money out of it. Then later on only people who could effort massive big Crypto mining centers were able to continue making profit despite of pay electricity bills etc.,

[wheelz1200]

As mining is no longer profitable won't the POW algorithms go to shit? They'd be at a real risk of 51% attacks for some coins.

The whole POW Model needs the network to be very busy just for security and to function


It reminds me of when NXT got released and BTC miners worked out it was more profitable cracking NXT loggings then mining coins themselves lol

There will always be equilibrium in the system but you are right if one group monopolized all of the miners then security is at risk.  People and groups will always be interested in mining because once enough people shut down profitability will spike (if price stays neutral or goes up).

[dothebeats]

Coins without any failsafe against 51% attacks are destined to fail anyway. Even without much network activity, miners will still need to mine new blocks in order to generate new coins, and generation times for new coins should also be lessened as time goes on in order to not exhaust the limited supply of the coin in a short span of time. Great example for this is the PoW system used in bitcoin. It has come to a point that it became unprofitable to perform a 51% attack against bitcoin hence why not a lot of such attempts were made again in recent times.

But yeah, if the coin is really shitty, you can expect a lot of miners to instamine and dump the coin as it hits the exchange. That'a why there isn"t a lot of new altcoins using PoW as an algorithm anymore.

[Yatsan]

Will always be profitable as long as your node continues and as long as you can pay the bills and maintenance of your mining rig. Maybe it is just not the right time to sell what you have mined but waiting for a bullish trend to occur would be better than to settle with the current market price. My neighbor is mining Bitcoin for years already and according to him, it is still profitable on the current market price but he still choose to not sell and to just wait for an uprise movement to occur. But we do have different capabilities; some would be in need which will somehow push them to sell early and that is fine but as long as you can endure the market situation, holding to both miners and investors, would be better for sure.

[Xal0lex]

As mining is no longer profitable won't the POW algorithms go to shit? They'd be at a real risk of 51% attacks for some coins.

The whole POW Model needs the network to be very busy just for security and to function


It reminds me of when NXT got released and BTC miners worked out it was more profitable cracking NXT loggings then mining coins themselves lol

When was the last time mining was profitable? What year? Because of increased hash rates, energy prices, equipment prices, etc., it's long since been a not good way to make money, unless we're talking about industrial farms. Investing that kind of crazy money in equipment to wait 1-2 years for the equipment to pay off? It's easier to invest in some projects and wait for a good profit. In my opinion, it's a much more rational allocation of your money than trying to make money from mining.

[Kelvinid]

Well, I believe OP that mining is still profitable but not like before when the competition is low. Many mining businesses had close down and announce bankruptcy because of their huge expenses and this it means that their earnings aren't enough to sustain their business. But of course, mining is still here and remains giving its services until it was still needed. Crypto is still alive and growing, so we can expect more people to have mining businesses as well but the question is - how long they could sustain the competition and survive by earning a small profit?

[AakZaki]

Depending on factors such as Bitcoin price, electricity costs, and competition, mining Bitcoin using the Proof-of-Work (POW) method can be profitable or unprofitable. When Bitcoin prices are high and electricity costs are low, mining can be profitable. With increased competition and electricity costs, mining revenue margins can become narrower and less profitable. Before deciding to invest in Bitcoin mining, it is crucial to take these factors into account and do proper research.

Some analysts argue that POS systems will become more popular and profitable in the long run because they are more energy efficient and environmentally friendly than POW systems

[Cee2]

I have a different opinion on this.

As is currently happening with all the SEC action/FUD on Stablecoins and staking I believe the crypto industry will revert back to PoW.

Even Ethereum is not safe from the SEC.

The only thing that seems to be safe from the SEC is Bitcoin.

Why because it is truly decentralized in all ways and I see other Layer 1 blockchains which will also want this protection from the SEC.

This means more PoW Cryptocurrencies which means again more miners.

Which will most likely mean higher prices eventually for PoW coins which again entices more miners.

[|MINER|]

If you have unlimited capital, maybe mining is still profitable. Most people don't have it but they still want to mine. Let's just imagine if to do mining, we need good hardware, at least new releases, which are very expensive. If we don't have much money, we won't be able to afford it. Maybe we can buy mid-range hardware, but can we get a commensurate reward covering monthly costs, including electricity? If the cost of electricity in your country is cheap, the rewards you get by mining using medium-type hardware won't be much. So please calculate how much the total cost you will need before you start.

For altcoin, I don't think you need to have new mining hardware, of course, it will be advantageous, but there are still I believed that you can mine even with some old mining hardware. However, we will all agree that it will take a lot of electricity, so mining is strictly for countries with abundant supply of it and probably the weather as well, like it should be cold or something to minimized the heat being produce by this mining gear. So most likely, they are in Europe. Just Bitcoin mining, most of the biggest farm are located in West Europe.

Even though you can mine altcoins using used hardware, it doesn't guarantee that you will get a lot of rewards because there are bound to be lots of people who will have the same goals as you. After all, the price of the altcoin is still low and you have to hold it in until it goes up to a high price and you never know when it will start increasing. So it all depends on choosing the coin so you can get lots of rewards and you also have to think about electricity costs in your place. It will be a big expense if you can't calculate monthly costs.

I am agreeing with you in this point. I think bearish season is one of the big reason for that loss in mining. Specially for small miners who pay their mining  bills like electricity bills and hardware bills from the output of their mining. And for the bearish market the worth of mining coin is also low and in this case many miner's have facing problems with paying the electricity bills. Moreover, the global economic recession that has been prevailing since the war between Russia and Ukraine, and as a result of which the price of electricity is increasing day by day.  I think overall mining miners are struggling right now.

[jrrsparkles]

As mining is no longer profitable won't the POW algorithms go to shit? They'd be at a real risk of 51% attacks for some coins.

The whole POW Model needs the network to be very busy just for security and to function


It reminds me of when NXT got released and BTC miners worked out it was more profitable cracking NXT loggings then mining coins themselves lol

If mining isn't profitable then no one will be mining bitcoin so it literally means the miners are making profits and the profits depends on their expenses and current market trend, as of now we are in bear market we can't expect much to make but one who keep holding until the reversal of market will make huge money, but with one rig you can't make millions you needs lots of them to create more hash powers but generally no one is started doing mining because of the prices of those things are getting crazy high day by day so one who did as early as possible are making thousands of dollars a day or even for an hour.