Bitcoin hashrate posts first-quarter drop for first time in 6 years as miners pivot to AI
The first-quarter decline breaks a long-standing growth trend, but could ultimately support decentralization as public U.S. miners face losing dominance.
For the first time in six years, the bitcoin BTC $67,424.36 hashrate, the total computational power securing the network, fell during the first quarter. It is currently down around 4% year to date, … [+1632 chars]