Bitcoin Hash Rate, Mining Difficulty Hit New All-Time Highs
Bitcoin network’s hash rate and mining difficulty have both made new all-time highs while price keeps constrained in a choppy range.The Bitcoin hash rate and mining difficulty have both touched new highs amid a choppy month for price. The Bitcoin network now performs an average of 223.20 exahashes per second (EH/s), according to data from Coin Metrics, as computers race to win the bitcoin mining lottery and submit the next valid block. Along with hash rate, the bitcoin mining difficulty has also made a new high, data from BTC.com shows.Much was talked about the Bitcoin network hash rate....
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Bitcoin network hash rate hit a new record high, seeing a 400% increase since the mining ban by China last year. The hash rate of the Bitcoin (BTC) network hit a new ATH, even when the price of the top cryptocurrency struggled to get past the $40K mark.The network's hash rate hit a new record high of 258 EH/s on Thursday before settling around the 220 EH/s mark. The recent rise in the BTC network hash rate signifies the growing number of miners on the blockchain. The bitcoin network hash rate has grown more than 400% since the Chinese crypto mining ban last year when it fell below 70....
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Bitcoin mining difficulty has been on the rise as the network has gained more popularity. This is a far cry from what was expected after China, which was known as the mining capital of the world at that point, had laid a blanket ban on crypto mining. Bitcoin miners had been able to successfully set up in other regions of the world and mining activities have ramped up since then. This time around, it comes along with the growth of blocks mined per hour which has smashed all expectations. Not only has the mining difficulty been affected by this but its effects are being felt all around the....
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