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Top 5 largest crypto miners shed $14.2 billion in just six weeks

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers:

In the world of stock trading, only a handful of sectors can match the volatility of crypto miners. Just as the entire crypto space is unpredictable, dynamic, and prone to sharp swings, stock values of mining companies can also surge or dip practically overnight. And while most of 2025 has been pretty good for the world's biggest miners, driven by bullish sentiment in the broader market, the last six weeks brought a major downturn, wiping out nearly half of their gains over the previous ten months.

According to data presented by BestWallet.com, the combined market cap of the world's five largest crypto miners has plunged by a massive $14.2 billion over the past six weeks.

The Sharpest Stock Value Drop Since the 2022 Crypto Market Crash

For years, crypto miners have been among the most volatile Nasdaq stocks, adding and erasing hundreds of millions in value as the market swings. These stocks move with Bitcoin, but often with a higher beta, meaning that if BTC swings 5-10%, crypto miners can swing two to four times more. And while this unpredictable, headache-causing dynamic is nothing new, the stock value dip seen over the past six weeks has been surprisingly sharp even by crypto miners` standards. The Companies Market Cap and YCharts data show just how sharp it was.

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