This downward trend isn't good for Bitcoin miners like Bitfarms (NASDAQ: BITF), Hut 8 Mining (NASDAQ: HUT), Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT), and CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK). Investors constantly fear that greater regulatory scrutiny from world governments will impede long-term adoption. But inflation concerns and interest rate hikes are in the news and investors are selling more speculative assets, including Bitcoin, as a result.