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Bitcoin Hashrate Hits New Peak as Miners Feel The Pressure

Bitcoin network “horsepower” continues to climb, which is good news for its security but bad news for miners who are now facing more...

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Bitcoin Network Preps for Another Difficulty Spike as Hashrate Remains Strong and Miners Profit Amid Price Surge

Following the last two difficulty increases on the Bitcoin network, another rise in difficulty is expected to take place on March 24, 2023....

Bitcoin Miners Brace for Another Projected Difficulty Increase as Hashrate Heats Up Amid Market Uncertainty

Despite a 9.95% increase last week and the all-time high difficulty, bitcoin’s hashrate has averaged around 305 exahash per second (EH/s) over the...

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches All-Time High as Miners Face Second-Largest Increase This Year

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reached an all-time high (ATH) on Feb. 24, 2023, at block height #778,176, reaching 43.05 trillion hashes and surpassing the...

Bitcoin Network Difficulty Expected to See Largest Increase of the Year Amid High Hashrate, Shorter Block Times

After a small decrease of 0.49% on Feb. 12, 2023, Bitcoin’s network difficulty is expected to experience a significant increase in three days...

Bitcoin difficulty hits new ATH rising by 4.68%, further securing the network

‘s difficulty has risen by 4.68% in the second largest positive adjustment in a year to reach a new all-time high. The blockchain’s difficulty...

Canadian Bitcoin Mining 2022 Recap and Outlook

Hashrate Index | Ben Harper, Ethan Vera, Colin Harper | Jan 4, 2023 Image: Luxor Business data With access to abundant, low cost, sustainable energy, a...

Bitcoin Miners Catch a Second Break With Another Downward Difficulty Adjustment

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Five days ago, Bitcoin’s hashrate had shown improvement as it increased 15% over the course of ten days and today, the computational power remains above the 200 exahash per second (EH/s) region. Meanwhile, bitcoin miners caught another break on Thursday, as the network’s mining difficulty adjusted downward for the second time in a row, making…

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Bitcoin’s Hashpower Drops, BTC Mining Difficulty Expected to Jump Higher in 4 Days

Bitcoin's Hashpower Drops, BTC Mining Difficulty Expected to Jump Higher in 4 DaysThe processing power behind the Bitcoin network has dropped 30% since the hashrate’s all-time high (ATH) on February 15, sliding from 249 exahash per second (EH/s) to 169 EH/s. Furthermore, four days from now, the network’s mining difficulty is expected to increase following the 4.78% epoch change on February 17. Bitcoin Hashrate Drops From 249 […]

Bitcoin Hashrate Surges Tapping Lifetime High, Foundry Commands Top Mining Pool Rank for 30 Days

Bitcoin Hashrate Surges Tapping Lifetime High, Foundry Commands Top Mining Pool Rank for 30 DaysThe processing power backing the Bitcoin network has tapped another all-time high (ATH) in 2022, reaching 246 exahash per second (EH/s) on February 12. After the network reached an ATH on January 15, a month later the hashrate increased by 12.43% — this despite the network’s mining difficulty coasting along at record highs as well. […]

US Still Dominates Bitcoin Mining Sector, 30-Day Stats Show Foundry USA Takes Top Pool Position

US Still Dominates Bitcoin Mining Sector, 30-Day Stats Show Foundry USA Takes Top Pool PositionSince the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) project updated its mining map in mid-July, the United States has continued to dominate in terms of the amount of hashpower worldwide. Moreover, data shows that Foundry USA has managed to command the top pool position with 755 bitcoin block rewards mined during the last 30 days. […]

Bitcoin’s Price Drop and the Network’s Higher Difficulty Squeezes BTC Mining Profits

Bitcoin's Price Drop and the Network's Higher Difficulty Squeezes BTC Mining ProfitsAfter Bitcoin’s mining difficulty jumped to the highest value ever at 26.64 trillion, the overall hashrate slumped a hair due to the rise in difficulty and lower bitcoin price. This weekend, Bitcoin’s hashrate is coasting along at 189 exahash per second (EH/s), after dropping to a low of 167 EH/s three days ago. The lower […]

Post-regulatory crackdowns, power grid outages, here’s where Bitcoin mining is heading

Erik Thedéen, the Vice-chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, recently recommended a ban on proof-of-work mining in the EU. Citing its impact on Sweden, he stated, “It would be an irony if the wind power generated on Sweden’s long coastline would be devoted to Bitcoin mining.” Regulators analyze mining impact Previously, Norwegian authorities […]

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