Bitcoin Hashrate Stabilizes After Sudden Plunge
BTC when published $83,346Now $80,595 ▼ −3.30% since it was published
The hashrate of the Bitcoin (BTC) network seems to have stabilized after a major fall, which led miners to downscale their operations due to declining profitability, rising electricity prices, and competition from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. As per the four-year Bitcoin hashrate chart presented by Zach Pandl, Bitcoin's network computing power reached more than 1.1 zettahashes per second (ZH/s) in late 2025. Then, the network saw a significant course correction in 2026. The hashrate has now started recovering to the psychologically important level of 1 ZH/s. As per the YCharts data collated by Blockchain.com, on Oct.
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