Bitcoin [BTC] and other cryptocurrency reserves of mining giant Bitmain allegedly running on fumes

Bitmain, the mining giant that came close to controlling more than 50% of hash rate responsible for mining Bitcoin is now down in the dumps, as per the latest rumors circulating the depths of the cryptoverse.

A Twitter user @btcking555 tweeted,

“BREAKING: The insider just wechat Bitmain’s latest crypto holdings are 6k in BTC and 750k in BCH. Thats around $130 mln in total value and almost 90 prc down from a year ago !! Also Bitmain had to liquidate some 500k BCH over Q3 and Q4 to cover losses. No wonder BCH has tanked”

To make matters worse, Bitmain lost half a billion dollars in Q3 of 2018. This further substantiates rumors of Bitmain’s demise, especially when compared to the first half of 2018 during which Bitmain had profits worth $1 billion.

Putting two and two together, one can assume that the aforementioned tweet about the sell-off of their crypto-reserves makes sense since Bitmain is in dire need of funds. Moreover, Bitmain’s dream for an IPO under Hong Kong Stock Exchange [HKEx] has not yet materialized as the exchange said that it was reluctant to allow IPO related to cryptocurrencies, owing to its highly volatile market.

@brcking555 further continued,

“Also Jihan is desperate to raise any capital in order not to sell down any more BCH and is pissed about todays leaks to media about massive Q3 losses. His “smoking mirrors” announcement on 7nm chip may not even help him.”

Alister Milne, the CIO of Digital Currency Fund and a Bitcoin enthusiast replied to the above tweet in agreement,

“Looks like they dumped 16k BTC as well … combined, its probably why $6000 broke.”

@eddyspenserwold commented on the same thread,

“March 2018 Bitmain holdings: BTC 22,082 BCH 1,021,306 Now BTC 6,000 (liquidated 70%) BCH 750,000 (liquidated 25%) Observations: Bitmain still believes in Bcash. In Q3-4 2018, Bitmain sold more Bitcoin than Bcash but Bcash tanked more.”

Another prominent person in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, Udi Wertheimer commented,

“I mean, shitcoin twitter isn’t going to like this reply, but if they liquidated ~50% of their holdings in 6 months that’s pretty bullish for BCH from here on out”

People in the community have speculated that the mining giant’s reallocation of hash power during the Bitcoin Cash hard fork combined with the brutal bear market of 2018 has contributed to Bitmain’s current state.