13 May Bitcoin Price Hits $9K as Data Shows Miner Revenues Fell 47% in 1 Day
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $9,000 on May 13 as new data revealed just how much money miners are losing after the third halving.
Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360
BTC price stable despite big halving changes
Data from Cointelegraph Markets and CoinMarketCap tracked BTC/USD as it rose to just take the $9,000 level once again on Wednesday after a two-day absence.
Support above the $8,000 range has yet to appear following the halving, itself preceded by a flash drop in the Bitcoin price which momentarily hit the 200-day moving average around $8,200.
Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source: CoinMarketCap
“Volatility draining down on $BTC, which suits altcoins as some are showing strength,” Cointelegraph analyst Michaël van de Poppe summarized.
The road to fee-driven financial security
Meanwhile, the impact of the event on miners became clearer as data confirmed that on May 12, revenue dropped by around 47%.
From $17.16 million of block subsidies and transaction fees the day…