2025: The Year Bitcoin Mining Reached Zettahash Scale and Redefined Network Security
Bitcoin’s mining sector spent 2025 rewriting the record books, powering the network from an already massive 801 exahashes per second at the start of the year into the historic zettahash era by September. Bitcoin’s Miners...
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