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homopit
But what if that's the majority of miners and just breaking even miners? (You're probably right, but just want to be sure).
homopit
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Also, big mining operations are not built on short-term, daily, price fluctuations. They have contracts on infrastructure rent and energy for several months, and they will...
homopit
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...mine even with a short-term loss, speculating on a future price rise.
homopit
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Difficulty, and with it profitability, of mining changes on every block. If some miners stop mining, difficulty and profitability will readjust for remaining miners. It self-adjusts.
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Therefore keeping the network secure.