These customs definitions also lead to an increase in the cost of mining equipment. There is also the fact that the Bitcoin reward was halved about a year ago, a process that reduces mining returns, designed to slow the rate of new coins entering the market. Thus, the cost of mining increases, and the returns decrease.

For most people, they would not lose anything of value if Bitcoin mining stopped being profitable. However, it may exacerbate the problem of extreme wealth and poverty in Bitcoin. For a currency that is supposed to be decentralized and represent a kind of balance, unlike fiat currencies, wealth has accumulated significantly at the top.

According to "BitInfoCharts", the top 1% of Bitcoin wallet holders hold more than 90% of the total Bitcoin.