Bitcoin (BTC) lost more than price positions, as its mining fell suddenly from near-record levels, to a rate around 30% lower. It is uncertain what caused the drop, and whether it is a technicality of reporting.
Bitcoin hashrate fell from nearly 100 quintillion hashes, or 100 EH/s, down to 79 EH/s. The event happened right after the latest difficulty recalculation, which once again raised the difficulty level by 10.38%. The next difficulty recalculation is happening in less than two days, and the new lowered hashrate may stop the continuous climb of the difficulty. A lowered difficulty would allow miners to have a greater chance at discovering a block.
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