Bitcoin Miners' Rebound Fails to Match Hashrate Growth
Bitcoin's mining network is showing signs of cautious optimism as revenues rebound, but the hashrate remains below 1 ZH/s. According to recent data, the hashprice has increased by 22.24% over the past month, driven by the rise in Bitcoin's price. This improvement translates to a daily value of $39.63 per PH/s.
The hashrate, however, remains stagnant at 934 EH/s, failing to match the growth in revenues. This gap between potential earnings and actual computing power has created uncertainty among miners.
The mining difficulty has increased by 1.31% to 127.45 trillion, with the protocol adjusting every 2,016 blocks to maintain a pace close to ten minutes between two blocks. Despite this progress, difficulty remains below its early-year level of 146.47 trillion, representing a decline of 13%.
The network's cautious approach may be due to constraints related to available hardware and the low fees accounting for only 0.43% of rewards. Miners are heavily dependent on Bitcoin's price, making profitability closely tied to market fluctuations.