Bitcoin Hashrate Inches Closer to Record as Difficulty Rise Looms
Bitcoin’s hashrate has been climbing steadily, closing in on its peak of 693 exahash per second (EH/s) recorded on Sept. 8. At present, it’s cruising just shy of that record, clocking in at 680 EH/s. Block times have bee...
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