{"id":265499,"date":"2022-10-03T20:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=265499"},"modified":"2022-10-03T20:35:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:35:26","slug":"bitcoin-mining-hashrate-touches-new-all-time-high-mining-difficulty-expected-to-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-mining-hashrate-touches-new-all-time-high-mining-difficulty-expected-to-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin mining hashrate touches new all-time high, mining difficulty expected to rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin's (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) hashrate has spiked to a new all-time high amid the current bear struggles of the broader crypto market.<\/p>\n<p>According to Glassnode data, as analyzed by CryptoSlate, BTC's hashrate touched 244.25 EH\/s on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_265509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-265509\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-265509\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mean-hash-rate-7d-moving-average-1.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin mean hash rate\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mean-hash-rate-7d-moving-average-1.png 1800w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mean-hash-rate-7d-moving-average-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mean-hash-rate-7d-moving-average-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mean-hash-rate-7d-moving-average-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mean-hash-rate-7d-moving-average-1-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-265509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bitcoin mean hash rate (Source: Glassnode)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the seven days, the <a href=\"https:\/\/m.btc.com\/stats\/pool?pool_mode=week\"><span class=\"s4\">miners<\/span><\/a> responsible for most of the hashrates were Foundry USA, AntPool, F2Pool, Binance Pool, ViaBTC, and others.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\">BitcoinIsaiah<\/span> pointed out that the hashrate is already up 84% this year, despite a 72% drop in BTC price.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hashrate when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTC<\/a> was $69k: 161 EH\/s <br \/>Hashrate today when BTC is only $19k: 297 EH\/s <\/p>\n<p>Despite a 72% drop in price, hashrate has still exploded 84% within a single year. Unstoppable.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u20bf Isaiah\u26a1\ufe0f (@BitcoinIsaiah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinIsaiah\/status\/1576337444026212352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since Bitcoin's hashrate dropped to 200 EH\/s on Aug. 4, the data has steadily grown as more machines are online after the hot summer. Several miners have also upgraded their equipment to ensure better efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the hashrate increase is happening at a time when Bitcoin's price has considerably struggled. CryptoSlate research <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/if-bitcoin-low-is-breached-price-could-plummet-to-12k-because-of-low-volume\/?amp=1\">revealed<\/a> the possibility of the asset dropping to $12,000 if its low volume persists.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin's mining difficulty is also expected to increase between 3% to 10%, according to Glassnode data. On Aug. 3, the difficulty was 27.69 T but rose to 32.05 T by Sept. 24. However, the mining difficulty dropped to 31.36 T last week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_265508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-265508\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-265508\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mining-difficulty-7.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin mining difficulty\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mining-difficulty-7.png 1800w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mining-difficulty-7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mining-difficulty-7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mining-difficulty-7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/glassnode-studio_bitcoin-mining-difficulty-7-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-265508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bitcoin mining difficulty (Source: Glassnode)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Bitcoin miners' revenue takes a hit<\/h2>\n<p>Reports have revealed that Bitcoin miners' revenue has dropped 72% in the last year. According to Blockchain.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/charts\/miners-revenue\">data<\/a>, revenue from bitcoin mining dropped to less than $20 million a day compared to the previous year, when miners were making around $62 million daily.<\/p>\n<p>Miners have been considerably hit by the bear market and the global energy crisis that has led to a surge in electricity costs. A Bitcoin mining data center operator Compute North <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-mining-firm-compute-north-files-for-bankruptcy-ceo-resigns\/\">filed<\/a> for bankruptcy after failing to meet its obligations to its creditors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin&#8217;s (BTC) hashrate has spiked to a new all-time high amid the current bear struggles of the broader crypto market. According to Glassnode data, as analyzed by CryptoSlate, BTC&#8217;s hashrate touched 244.25 EH\/s on Oct. 3. 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