Bitcoin hashrate tops 1,000 EH/ s: What it means for the Bitcoin price
BTC when published $79,691Now $80,586 ▲ +1.12% since it was published
Bitcoin (BTC) network hashrate reached 1,031.61 exahashes per second on October 17, 2026, the highest seven-day average reported since March 3. Bitcoin price stands at 80,397.60 USD as of October 16, 2026, down 0.23 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The network milestone was reported by TokenPost, which said the seven-day average had moved above 1,000 exahashes per second. Hashrate measures the computing power used to process and secure Bitcoin transactions. A higher figure indicates more computing power participating in the proof-of-work network, but it does not identify which operators supplied it. TokenPost reported that Bitcoin mining difficulty increased 5.92 percent to about 140.58 trillion at block 971,712 on October 16, 2026, at 12:37 UTC.
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