Bitcoin mining in 2026 looks very different from what it was a few years ago. Rising mining difficulty, expensive ASIC machines, and high electricity costs have pushed most individual investors away ...

The Bitcoin mining industry has faced a harsher operating environment since the 2024 halving, a core feature of Bitcoin’s ...

Declining bitcoin BTC $87,497.82 mining activity is often interpreted as a sign of network stress, reflecting weaker miner ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel once advised future ...

The Bitcoin network’s total computational hash rate has entered a notable downtrend since October 18th, reversing what has otherwise been a consistent multi-year climb. The hash ribbons indicator, ...

The winning miner controls just 0.0000007% of Bitcoin’s total network hashpower, which recently hit a record 855.7 exahashes per second. Updated Nov 22, 2025, 6:38 p.m. Published Nov 22, 2025, 6:36 ...

Bitcoin's hash rate declined 4% over 30 days, the sharpest drop since April 2024 Miner stress from price drops and China shutdowns has pressured network activity. VanEck data shows hash rate declines ...