Cointelegraph iconCointelegraphOct 22, 2026 ~1 min source read

Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition

According to BlocksBridge, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is rising despite the industry’s AI transition, with smaller operators potentially absorbing equipment abandoned by larger competitors. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has climbed to a seven-month high despite major publicly traded miners shifting capacity toward artifi

Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition

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