Jefferies: U.S. listed mining companies saw a decline in Bitcoin mining profits in July, Marathon Digital's target price lowered

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, Jefferies investment bank pointed out in its latest research report that due to the Bitcoin price dropping over 6% in July while the network hash rate remained stable, Bitcoin mining profits have slightly decreased compared to June. Jefferies lowered the target stock price for Marathon Digital from $22 to $17, but maintained a hold rating. The stock fell 0.7% in pre-market trading to about $15.

The report shows that U.S.-listed mining companies produced more Bitcoin in July, accounting for 21.1% of the total network output, up from 20.7% in May. Analysts Jonathan Petersen and Joe Dickstein noted that the pace of new capacity additions by public companies has outstripped the growth rate of the network hash rate. Marathon Digital produced 692 Bitcoins in July, a 17% increase from the previous month, and its installed hash rate remains the largest in the industry.

JPMorgan's report also pointed out that the global hash rate share of U.S.-listed miners reached a record high in July. August will be more challenging for miners as the Bitcoin price has dropped about 5% and the network hash rate has begun to grow again.