The computing power of the cryptocurrency network has increased to 170 EH / s, in four months this figure has grown by 40%.
Bitcoin network hashrate has reached a new historicmaximum. The computing power of the cryptocurrency blockchain has reached 170 EH / s. This was announced by the analytical service Glassnode in its Twitter account.
#Bitcoin hash rate hits a new ATH and touches 170 exahash for the first time in history on the hourly chart (24h MA).
That is an increase of around 40% since the halving in May, substantially adding to the security of the network.
Live chart: https://t.co/lpSkIAtfFm pic.twitter.com/Wl1MUODHdZ
— glassnode (@glassnode) October 8, 2020
The researchers noted that from the May halvingBTC hashrate increased by 40%. Thanks to this, the cryptocurrency network has become more secure: the number of devices connected to the cryptocurrency blockchain has increased, therefore, this has made it more decentralized.
In September, another one was installed on the bitcoin networkrecord. As a result of the recalculation, the complexity of mining cryptocurrency has reached 19.3 trillion hashes. At the beginning of October, there was another recalculation, but as a result this indicator remained at a record high.
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