Bitcoin hashrate hits 8-month low as Chinese miners power down

Bitcoin hashrate hits 8-month low as Chinese miners power down

Bitcoin’s hashrate plummets to roughly 91 EH/s as Sichuan miners close up shop. Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen to its lowest levels since early November as mining operations in China start unplugging.Bitcoin’s network hashrate, a measure of its computational horsepower, has slumped 46% since its peak level in mid-May. According to Bitinfocharts, Bitcoin hashrate is currently 91.2 EH/s (quintillion hashes per second), close to half of its 171.4 EH/s high posted less than six weeks ago.Bitinfocharts has also reported a drop in mining profitability from a peak of $0.449 USD per day per....


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