Hedge Funds

Hedge funds see bitcoin miners ‘going bust’ as crypto winter continues

Share prices of Argo Blockchain, Hut 8 Mining, and HIVE Blockchain are down by more than 80% this year

Cryptocurrency mining in Romania
Cryptocurrency mining in Romania Photo: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Bitcoin miners enjoyed a bumper 2021 amid a historic bull market but with crypto suffering one of its worst-ever corrections this year, some publicly-listed miners are on the verge of being wiped out, according to hedge funds.

Crypto miner Argo Blockchain’s stock has lost nearly 96% of its value in 2022 to date. Nasdaq and Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Hut 8 Mining’s share price plunged by around 88%. Canada-based HIVE Blockchain Technologies is down by 86%.

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