Bear Market
A sustained period of falling prices.
A bear market is a long stretch of falling prices and pessimism. In mining, bear markets squeeze margins: the coins you mine are worth less while electricity costs stay the same.
Miners respond by tuning rigs for efficiency, switching coins, or mining and holding in the expectation of better prices. The mining calculator shows where your margin stands today.
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