Bitcoin hash rate may see ‘small capitulation’  with difficulty set for new a...

Bitcoin hash rate may see ‘small capitulation’ with difficulty set for new a...

Bitcoin network fundamentals appear more resilient than ever to attacks on miners‘ operations. Bitcoin (BTC) set a new all-time high for hash rate last week, but opinions are divided as to whether the uptrend can continue.In a Twitter debate on March 21, Preston Pysh, host of The Investor‘s Podcast, eyed changing behavior in Bitcoin‘s hash ribbons metric for signs of a new hash rate “lull.”Questions over “lull” in hash rate after record highsBitcoin has overcome considerable odds over the past year to see the processing power dedicated to mining — hash rate — reach a giant 222 exahashes....


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