Riot Platform在12月出售了475個比特幣，價值3880萬美元

這家科羅拉多公司是按市值公開交易的第二大公開交易比特幣礦工，以平均每枚硬幣的平均價格出售加密貨幣

Riot Platforms sold 475 Bitcoin for roughly $38.8 million in December as profit margins narrow throughout the mining sector. The Colorado firm, the second-largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner by market capitalization, sold the cryptocurrency at an average price of $81,731 per coin, Monday’s operations update revealed.

Riot Platforms在12月以大約3880萬美元的價格出售了475個比特幣，整個採礦業的利潤率縮小。週一的運營更新顯示，這家科羅拉多州是按市值按市值公開交易的比特幣礦工，平均每枚硬幣的價格為81,731美元。

The problems that Riot is experiencing are reflective of wider trends in Bitcoin mining. The difficulty level of the network, a measure of how difficult it is to mine new Bitcoin, was nearly a whopping 120 trillion hashes as of May 4. That’s a 35% increase from last year, according to CoinWarz data.

騷亂所經歷的問題反映了比特幣採礦的更廣泛趨勢。截至5月4日，網絡的難度水平是衡量新比特幣的難度，截至5月4日，它幾乎高達1.20萬億哈希。

This year has seen a huge influx of new miners enter the network, putting pressure on each operation to increase electricity and equipment expenses in order to receive Bitcoin. As more miners vie for the same diminished payouts, each operation must increase electricity and equipment expenses in order to receive Bitcoin. This competition has constricted margins throughout the industry, compelling businesses to reassess their cash management practices.

今年，大量的新礦工進入了網絡，對每項操作施加壓力，以增加電力和設備費用以接收比特幣。隨著越來越多的礦工爭奪相同的支出，每個運營都必須增加電力和設備費用，以便接受比特幣。這項競爭在整個行業中限制了利潤，這迫使業務重新評估其現金管理實踐。

While Bitcoin has gained 45% in value over the past year and most recently traded over $95,000, it remains below its January peak of $109,000. This price retreat has further pressured mining companies already dealing with higher costs and lower production.

雖然比特幣在過去一年中的價值上漲了45％，最近交易超過95,000美元，但它仍然低於其一月份的峰值109,000美元。這種價格撤退進一步壓力了已經處理更高成本和較低產量的礦業公司。

Riot’s move highlights the delicate balance Bitcoin miners face: juggling short-term cash needs with long-term speculation on the world’s leading cryptocurrency. For now, at least one major player is choosing cash now over more potential later.

Riot的舉動突出了比特幣礦工面臨的微妙平衡：雜耍短期現金需求，對全球領先的加密貨幣進行了長期猜測。目前，至少有一個主要參與者正在選擇現金，而不是以後的潛力。