According to the results of the first quarter, the cost of cryptocurrency mining equipment increased by 15-20% on average and more than 30% for the most popular items. In this respect informs The newspaper “Kommersant”, which refers to the statistical data of EMCD analysts.
The increase in the cost of mining equipment has taken place against the backdrop of the rise in the rate of bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, which has risen more than 80% since the beginning of the year. As a result, at the beginning of the second quarter of this year, the average price of ASIC computers rose to 1.5-2 thousand dollars.
“According to the first quarter results, the price of mining equipment has increased noticeably. On average, the cost of equipment for the most popular positions increased by 15-20% – more than 30%. That is, the average price of ASIC computers for mining in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $1.3-1.8 thousand, while at the beginning of the second quarter of 2023 this figure increased to $ 1.5-2 thousand.
April 11, the cost of bitcoin (Bitcoin) at the time of trading rose At $30,194k, its growth was over 5%. The last time Bitcoin’s value exceeded $30,000 was on June 10, 2022.