As Bitcoin mining machines continue to flood the market, the price of ASIC miners per terahash has dropped by more than 80% since its peak in 2021. Bitcoin ASIC miners — machines optimized for the sole purpose of mining Bitcoin — are currently selling at bottom-of-the-barrel prices not seen since 2020 and 2021, indicating that the crypto bear market has deepened. According to the most recent Hashrate Index data, the most efficient ASIC miners, those generating at least one terahash per 38 joules of energy, have seen their prices fall 86.82% from a peak of $119.25 per terahash on May 7, 2021 to $15.71 on December 25. Bitmain's Antminer S19 and MicroBTC's Whatsminer M30s are examples of miners in this category. The same can be said for mid-tier machines, with prices now averaging out at $10.23, down 89.36% from their peak price of $96.24 on May 7, 2021. However, the least efficient machines, those requiring more than 68 Joules per TH, are now priced at $4.72, a 91% decrease fro...
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