Bitcoin mining stocks rocket 24% on macro climate, AI play: Analyst

Share prices of Bitcoin miners soared as high as 24.4% on Oct. 28 as Bitcoin rallied over $70,000 — with an analyst pointing to an increasingly favorable macroeconomic climate and miners’ continued diversification into AI.

“Deficit spending and lower interest rates are driving global liquidity higher [while] investors are fearful of high inflation over the long term, as evidenced by poor performance from treasury bonds since the Sept[ember] rate cut,” Mitchell Askew, head analyst at Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Blockware told Cointelegraph.

As such, investors are turning to the Bitcoin markets where Bitcoin mining stocks are trading at a “beta.”

Some Bitcoin miners are also benefiting from diversifying into AI and high-performance computing sectors, Askew added.

Singapore-based Bitdeer Technologies (BTDR) was the biggest winner on Oct. 28 with a 24.4% rally, while the Nasdaq-listed IREN (IREN), Gryphon Digital Mining (GRYP) and Hut 8 (HUT) increased 17.8%, 16.5% and 15.5%, respectively, Companies Market Cap data shows.

Marathon Digital (MARA) and CleanSpark (CLSK) had double-digit gains of 11% and 10.2%, while Riot (RIOT) increased by 9.5% on the day.

TeraWulf (WULF) and Core Scientific (CORZ) also performed strongly on Oct. 28.

Daily change in share price of the top 10 largest Bitcoin miners by market cap. Source: Companies Market Cap

Askew said the miners that became unprofitable following April’s 2024 Bitcoin halving event have since “capitulated.” 

They were a “significant source of sell pressure,” so the relief of this is bullish for price action, Askew said. 

“This is evidenced by the fact that mining difficulty is about to increase for the 3rd time,” Askew pointed out.

Change in Bitcoin mining difficulty since Jan. 2024. Source: Blockware Solutions/ Glassnode

On the other hand, “surviving miners are healthy, and profit margins for miners with the latest equipment are solid,” said Askew, adding:

“We are so back.”

It comes as Argentina, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia — recently confirmed they’re using state-owned resources to mine Bitcoin, Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital…

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