Tesla’s Continued Bitcoin Investment: $184 Million in Digital Assets
Elon Musk’s Tesla has kept its bitcoin holdings intact; the company’s balance sheet shows a net of $184 million in digital assets as of the Q4 2023 financial report. Musk is still certain that Tesla will surpass all other companies in terms of valuation.
The revelation follows Musk’s statement that he and his aerospace company, SpaceX, own a sizeable quantity of bitcoin.
Tesla’s #Bitcoin holdings stand strong at $184 million since Dec 2022, according to the Q4 2023 earnings report.
No new purchases or sales, marking a period of inactivity in their #Crypto journey.#Tesla currently ranks fourth among public companies with 10,500 $BTC. …
— Bitcoinbsc (@Bitcoinbsctoken) January 25, 2024
In Q2 2022, Tesla sold 75% of the Bitcoins it had invested $1.5 billion in during the first quarter of 2021. Musk stated that he would be willing to hold more bitcoin in the future.
Tesla’s Q4 2023 Financial Statement – Source: Tesla.
This report suggests that big businesses are still interested in acquiring bitcoin, which might have an impact on market mood and support the legitimacy of the virtual currency.
Grayscale’s GBTC Stability Eases Bitcoin Selling Pressure: JPMorgan Insight
According to JPMorgan, there is probably less selling pressure on Bitcoin (BTC) now that investors are taking profits in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). After spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were introduced, the value of BTC fell by twenty percent.
.@jpmorgan says $BTC selling pressure as a result of $GBTC investors taking profits on the discount to net asset value trade, may be largely over. https://t.co/iQBXEklIGL
— CoinDesk (@CoinDesk) January 25, 2024
The bank acknowledges that part of the correction was caused by investors who purchased the fund at a discount and engaged in profit-taking in GBTC.
JPMorgan projects a $3 billion outflow from GBTC, suggesting that we may be past the majority of this source’s negative impact on Bitcoin. The bank makes the argument that most of the GBTC profit-taking has taken place, which might lessen the recent selling pressure on BTC.
Post-Halving Challenges: 11 Bitcoin Miners May Face Profitability Issues, Says Fitzgerald Cantor
Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald predict that after the impending Bitcoin halving, miners—including significant publicly traded ones like Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms, and Core Scientific—may experience difficulties making a profit.
Eleven of the biggest miners may find it difficult to mine financially if the price of Bitcoin does not rise significantly after its halving.
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#JPMorgan says #GBTC sell-off ‘behind us’ as #ETFs post record net outflow.
11 #Bitcoin miners may not mine profitably post halving: Cantor Fitzgerald.
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According to the analysis, miners like Argo Blockchain and Hut 8 Mining that have high operating costs may be the most affected.
According to Cantor Fitzgerald’s research, assuming an average price of $40,000 for Bitcoin, only a small number of miners—such as Bitdeer and CleanSpark—are anticipated to be profitable following the halving. April will see the halving of Bitcoin, which will cut mining payouts in half.
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Given the possible effects on the overall dynamics of Bitcoin’s supply and demand, traders and investors might grow increasingly wary. Short-term market volatility may increase as a result of this news as traders evaluate how the mining industry is changing and how it might affect Bitcoin pricing.