Tag Archives: Bitcoin Hash Rate

Bitcoin mining earnings reached their highest-ever level recently, coinciding with the ongoing surge in the value of the leading crypto asset. According to the figures compiled by CryptoQuant, miners made a daily revenue of $78.6 million on March 7, surpassing the previous record set during the peak of the crypto boom in April 2021. Miners accrue income through both newly minted coins for verifying and recording transactions on the blockchain and through transaction fees paid...

Amidst the market-wide rally, Bitcoin miners appear to be reaping substantial rewards. On March 6th, they earned a staggering $75.9 million in daily revenue marking the second-highest figure in the leading crypto asset’s history. This also represented a notable increase of 30.74% from the previous day and a remarkable surge of 293.1% compared to the same date one year ago. Record-Breaking Day for Bitcoin Miners As updated by Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, this...

As Bitcoin’s highly anticipated halving event approaches, new research from Galaxy Digital suggests that up to 20% of the cryptocurrency’s current hash rate could go offline. This reduction is expected to impact eight specific ASIC mining machine models, leading to a drop in the network’s overall hash rate. Galaxy Digital’s Projections Galaxy’s mining analysts revealed that by the end of 2023, over 70% of Bitcoin’s hash rate was being generated by just eight ASIC miner...

CleanSpark Inc., a prominent participant in the Bitcoin mining industry, has unveiled plans to increase its operating hash rate. The company aims to double its hash rate in preparation for the upcoming Bitcoin halving event. In light of this, the firm has revealed strategic acquisitions and expansion initiatives to enhance its mining capabilities and geographic reach. Bitcoin Mining Facility Acquisitions In a recent press release, CleanSpark revealed its agreements to...

While the Bitcoin market remained relatively stable in the latter part of Q3 as discussions about spot ETFs subsided, the hash rate exhibited consistent growth throughout the quarter. It recently reached a fresh milestone, surging from 250 EH/s at the start of 2023 to more than 400 EH/s this month. Bitcoin mining difficulty is also showing no signs of stopping as it set a new all-time high of 57.11 T. While hash price conditions remain challenging, the new Coin Metrics report...

While Bitcoin network fundamentals such as hash rate and difficulty have reached peaks, the same cannot be said for its hash price. The world’s largest crypto’s price has failed to recover, and miners are facing the brunt of it yet again. Bitcoin hash price – which can be described as the revenue generated by miners on a per tera-hash basis – has declined to levels not seen since the dramatic implosion of FTX in November 2022. Bitcoin Miner Revenue Declines Data from...

Bitcoin plunged below the $26,000 level on Wednesday extending monthly losses to nearly 15% but it has never been more difficult to mine the leading crypto-asset. Despite a severe drawdown in price, Bitcoin’s network fundamentals have largely refrained from following the same trajectory. In fact, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has reached an all-time high of 55.62 trillion hashes, according to the latest data from CoinWarz. Data suggest that the next difficulty adjustment is...

CoinspeakerBitcoin Mining Difficulty Soars to New ATH amid BTC Price Dip Recent data have left analysts optimistic about what the future holds for Bitcoin and the largest altcoin Ether (ETH). Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Soars to New ATH amid BTC Price Dip

The choppy market has caused severe headwinds for Bitcoin miners as the hash rate reaches new record highs. The rise comes ahead of the much anticipated halving event slated for next spring that is expected to catalyze the largest crypto asset’s price action. Recent data suggested that Bitcoin’s hash rate has increased by nearly 661% in the last two years. According to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, such a feat demonstrates that the “network fundamentals are the strongest...

After severe turbulence in the Bitcoin mining industry last year, there seems to be a significant resurgence since the start of 2023. While it has become even harder to mine BTC, miner revenue has also increased in a much-needed respite for such entities. Bitcoin’s network hash rate, which has been on a steady uptrend, has climbed to another record high of 342.16 EH/s. Foundry USA and Antpool have been dominating the hash rate with 33.9% and 18.7%, respectively. Closely...