Bitcoin Mining Crisis Explained: Hashrate Crash, Miner Capitulation & The AI Pivot in 2026

Bitcoin recently crashed into the $60,000 range, creating all kinds of chaos. Not only is this below key support levels set by the previous cycle, but this has also put BTC's price in the danger zone for Bitcoin miners. Many miners are now operating at break even, and some are even being forced to unplug.The result is that Bitcoin's hash rate has dropped massively, and this has investors everywhere asking questions about the future of Bitcoin mining. Is this the start of a death spiral for the mining indust ...