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What Is the Concept of “Mining Death Spiral” in Cryptocurrency?

A mining death spiral is a theoretical scenario where a rapid and sustained drop in a cryptocurrency's price causes many miners to shut down their operations. This sharp reduction in the network hash rate leads to a significant increase in the time between blocks because the difficulty is too high.

If the difficulty adjustment mechanism is slow, the network can become unusable, further driving down the price and creating a vicious cycle.

What Is the ‘Death Spiral’ Risk Associated with Over-Reliance on a Native Token for Collateral?
How Does the Difficulty Adjustment Prevent a “Mining Death Spiral”?
How Is the Difficulty Adjustment Mechanism a Defense against a Rapid Hashrate Drop?
How Does a Sudden Drop in Hash Rate Impact Block Confirmation Times?