Although bitcoin transactions in China are not the most frequent in the world, the number of bitcoins dug up in China has occupied the vast majority in the world. According to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Report, there are about three quarters of bitcoin globally. The mine is located in China. It can be said that we are indeed a 'large mining country'.
In this mining ecological chain, there are not necessarily a few mines that can make money. However, in the mining area, 'selling water' or 'selling jeans' does indeed make a lot of money.
A recent survey of note-taking notes found that as bitcoin, Ethereum, and other prices fell sharply a week ago, the market value of all digital currencies worldwide was $372.9 billion last Wednesday, and it was reduced to $310.4 billion by Thursday, evaporating 625 times a day. Billion U.S. dollars. And all sorts of negative information actually caused the 'digital currency pill' and 'blockchain yellow' on the Internet.
More media broke out. Many Huaqiangbei merchants who made a windfall by selling mineralizers last year faced the dilemma of losing money and earning money. And a large number of 'miners' who have dreams of making a fortune are also under severe circumstances. , Lost in a mess.
So, this era that created the dream of wealth for sellers of miners and miners will really end with the collapse of the digital currency. Maybe we've had the wisdom of Huaqiang North's businesses.
Lost mine machine sellers? Exaggerated!
'This time (mining machine) sales did not have good before.'
Hua Ge, who has been in the mining business for two years, told me to understand the notes. He only arrived at Huaqiangbei in early 2016 to rent this stall. At that time, digital coins such as Bitcoin and Litecoin were hot, and the 'miners' The demand for mining machines has soared. For a time, the number of companies producing and assembling mining machines on the market has also been blowout.
"I don't understand the blockchain. The hardware parameters are also scripted, but they have been selling very well from the previous year to the Spring Festival this year. 'However, not many years after the Spring Festival, many Huaqiangbei mining companies including Hua Ge, It seems that overnight the cold winter has arrived.
The scene was that the buyers who came to purchase mining machines suddenly lost a lot. Orders for home repairs and maintenance were even more likely to happen. 'The most terrible is the recent collective diving of digital currency. It is difficult to sell one day. . '
According to him, due to the sharp fall in the currency price, the mining industry has already experienced panic, and many businesses have tried every means to find the “recuper” in order to keep the miner from overwhelming themselves. , is the price reduction, most of the drop in the range of 3,000 to 5,000 yuan, the highest direct cheaper 10,000 yuan sale.
'The original 14,000 entry mining machine, now 9,000 pieces are also out, and the purchase volume can continue to talk about.' Forced by market pressure, Hua Ge also had to 'fight 70 percent' to sell their own agents of the mining machine. However, the low-cost measures not only did not bring him sales, but caused dissatisfaction among many old customers. 'One customer bought the original price half a month ago. This month, he found that he had reduced the price. He took the compensation for the difference every day. died. '
In addition to this, even more daunting to Hua Ge, some customers said that their 'mines' were getting harder and harder, and they dug up more and more, so they did not want to dig any more. Therefore, they would like to ask if they can go from the store before. The miner purchased in the mine is reclaimed at a discounted price. As long as the purchase price is appropriate, at least the loss can be recovered.
'At first it was thought that there was a sporadic demand, but this week more and more, and some of them couldn't survive.' He told me to understand the notes. Some of the miner's mining machines that are still in good condition have a good function. The recycling price is only five points from the original price. One of them. But even so, these customers are still very grateful, 'the acquisition process is almost no bargaining.'
Almost all merchants, customers do not want to collectively dig in the digital currency, the prospect of uncertain atmosphere, let the miner rotten in their hands. And when they understand the notes on some media reports, 'the Huaqiangbei miner's business lost sales' to China In response to the evidence, he responded with disapproval and said: 'Too exaggerated, a lot of mistakes', although the miners after the price cuts earn less, or do not make money, 'but to say that losing money should not be sold.'
"Why is it a loss-making trader? We must know that in addition to brand mining machines, the profitability of assembling mining machines is very high. ' He said that when the mining market is hottest, the profit of a brand mining machine can reach 50~. 100%, the profit of assembling a mining machine is as high as 200~300%, and it is often in short supply.
Therefore, even if prices are reduced by 30 to 40%, it is only a cost price. Even if some businesses reduce their prices, they lose a little, but when the previous high prices are sold, they also get the cost and some of the profits. How much are sold now? Earn, 'In addition to those new businesses that have recently entered the market, the overall loss may have been earned.'
The lucrative seller’s market in the early stage allowed the Huaqiangbei mining machine merchants to have a certain ability to resist risks. After the digital currency prices were concentrated and the industry was in panic, the miner’s price reduction sales were only for destocking and risk reduction.
'Compensate for sales' or 'Loss for sale' may be only a partial report of the media floating on the surface. After all, as Hua Ge said, a savvy Huaqiangbei businessman, who will make a loss sale?
And their astuteness may not be limited to this. In addition to the huge profits of the new mining machine, the old mining machine has become their second 'rich' weapon.
Mining machine spare parts still 'business opportunities' unlimited
'If you don't have much, just take it. It's so familiar anyway.'
In the process of communicating with Huage, his two mobile phones kept ringing. There were also old customers carrying mineralizers to the store to sell. He told me to understand the notes, these days have been gradually received Seven or eight old mining machines.
Some businesses are afraid of risk, so they will not be recycled. Some will want to make a profit just like me. ' At the beginning, Hua Ge has always been silent about the 'way out' of these old miners. Until one customer comes to the store Asked about the 'mining card' wholesale, it was difficult for them to disclose the inside story. 'In fact, I received a mining machine only one or two thousand (yuan), which has more value can be squeezed.'
He pointed out that there are several powerful miner's machines with complete appearances. Although the digital currencies are declining, many mining workers are unprepared and want to sell the mining machine to stop loss. But there is another. Those who do not believe in evil spirits feel that the more opportunities the industry sees, the more chance it will be. Therefore, they will choose to start buying low-priced miners at this time.
In the used mining machine market, those original 10,000 block mining machines can get their hands in as little as three or four thousand. And the profit between buying and selling is over 100%, which is very impressive. 'In addition to these speculative miners In addition, there are also some small whites that are called "fools" and are the main force in buying (old) mining machines. ' Hua Ge added.
The poorly-developed miner's machine with incomplete appearance after repair will be disassembled into parts. He told me to understand the notes because most of the assembly miners have CPU, memory, solid-state drives and other components. And these are commonly used on ordinary desktops and laptops, so they can be sold as parts and flow into the computer market.
'Because the miner's demand for CPU is not high, it is all Celeron and other low-end goods. Selling can only earn a small amount of money. Therefore, the highlight is the mine card. 'Hua Ge's 'mining card' refers to Installed in the mining machine, the graphics card used for computing. In addition to some brand professional mining machine, most of the mining machine's 'mining card' can be used on home desktop computers, and the display core performance is very strong.
Take the GTX1060 graphics card as an example, the game industry recognized the 'eat chicken' artifact, the net sale of new prices are more than 2,500 yuan. However, from the 'miner' dismantling the used GTX1060 graphics card, the price is as long as 800 ~ 1000 RMB.
'Sometimes an assembly machine has six GTX1060s that can be sold for four or five thousand or even more. 'In this way, an old ore miner recovered by one or two thousand dollars can be squeezed in his hands. Three or four thousand profit, really made a fortune.
However, those players who are starting to use this type of low-cost graphics cards for 'chicken' should not think that they have come to treasure. According to Hua Ge, because mining machines require powerful calculations when mining, these predecessors are 'mining cards'. The graphics card is always running at full load for a long time. Therefore, there are more or less “dark injuries” and losses. Not to mention performance degradation, energy consumption rise, and the stability of operation is worrying.
'Leaving the miner's machine, the remaining life of these graphics cards will increase slightly, but generally it will not exceed half a year. Many of them will take a few months to take a break. 'He said that for those who are obsessed with eating chicken all day long. For example, such second-hand graphics cards will not be able to support problems for three months. Blue screens, flower screens, and black screens are no surprises. 'If you buy them back, they will not depend on us. Whoever tells them to love them is cheap. '
In addition, the purchase of used video cards by small white game buyers was transferred to a 'virgin mine card' without video output function. (It was improved from the graphics card, and the professional mine card with enhanced computing power has no video output port. ) Even if you find a business 'rights protection', it will eventually be almost nothing.
'In our eyes, the mining machine is a server, and the market is really bad. It will be sold after the completion of the inventory. ' For the turmoil in the digital currency market in recent days, Hua Ge has been very calm, 'It's not enough. Do you return to the crash business? Can you starve to death?'
With the declining heat of the digital currency market, the panic of the miners has actually affected the market sales of the Huaqiangbei mining machine. However, the savvy businessmen have already made huge profits when the concept of blockchain broke out. The current concentration of digital currency dive, continue to squeeze the residual value of used mining machines. Although not as good as the 'white paper' practitioners of the blockchain's 'steady gain', but overall the gains are abundant.
The miners who attempted to “create riches” may not be so attractive. Many followers who do not have a clear understanding of the life, characteristics, and parameters of the miners have realized that after investing large sums of money, they understand that mining is not legendary. To make money, the mining machine is not a device that can be profitable for a lifetime with a single investment. The maintenance and maintenance costs of this large amount of expenditure make this part of the 'miner' lose his wife and lose money. With good luck, earn some money, and have bad luck. Lost compensation.
But even so, there are still speculators who wait and see, hoping for a rebound in the digital currency. More media, institutions, and inexhaustible speculative blockchains and digital currencies in 'three-tier cities', 'northern regions', ' The outbreak opportunities in Southeast Asia, and other places, continue to stir up entrepreneurs, investors and speculators.
Maybe, as long as the market has hype, the 'business' of blockchain and digital currency will never end, but the wealth may hardly belong to the 'miners' and 'retailers' at the bottom of the industry. Want to create 'a night of riches' The followers of myths should be cautious when entering the market.
