For the first time, Bitcoin’s hashrate (BTC) hit 1 Zettahash (1 zh/s) on Friday, according to Glassnode data. The previous record was established on January 31, when the network reached 975 exahasos per second (eh/s).
Bitcoin first reached 1 EH/s in 2016, a milestone that has now multiplied 1,000 times.
COINDESK Research published on April 3 pointed out that the hashrat was rising to record levels, even when the price of Bitcoin remained disconnected from this trend. Since then, the price has fallen another 10%, promoted in part by the tariffs of President Trump, and is now around $ 77,000.
As the investigation pointed out, analyzing the hashrate within 24 hours can be misleading due to the variability of the natural blocking time, which is how the registration occurred. The most precise ideas generally come from the use of average longer term, such as the 7 -day mobile average, which places the hashrate in 879 eh/s. However, it is important to keep in mind that the milestone is historical.
Until Sunday, Bitcoin’s difficulty adjustment increased by almost 7%, which leads to difficulty adjustment to a historical maximum of 121.5 billion (T). This marks the largest ascending adjustment since July 2024. While the last 17 adjustments, 14 have been positive, according to Glassnode data. This mechanism ensures that the blocks continue to be undermined approximately every 10 minutes, maintaining the consistency of the network.
Meanwhile, the income of the miners by exahash or known as hashprice, a metric that estimates the daily income in relation to the power of the hash, have fallen to a historical minimum of $ 42.40. This decrease is driven by a combination of low transaction rates, difficulty increasing the network and a relatively low bitcoin price.
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