Hashrate
Bitcoin network hashratehashrateThe total computing power securing the Bitcoin network, in hashes per second — a measure of how much work backs the chain.See it on the site → — the estimated energy securing the chain, in EH/s — with history and the honest estimation caveat.
An estimated 1,030 EH/s of hashpower is securing the chain — inferred from difficultydifficultyA protocol setting that adjusts every ~2 weeks to keep blocks arriving about every 10 minutes, rising and falling with hashrate.See it on the site → and how fast blocks arrive over a recent window, not counted directly, so short-run figures are noisy. Read the trend, not any single point.
History
A statistical estimate from mempool.space (public/btc-difficulty.json), as of 2026-10-19. Block discovery is random, so a short-window estimate can swing a few percent; never presented as live.
How it's computed
Hashrate isn't measured, it's inferred: from the current difficulty and how quickly blocks are actually found, the implied hashpower is back-solved (roughly difficulty × 2³² ÷ block-time). We use mempool.space's estimate, shown in EH/s (exahashes per second; 1 EH/s = 10¹⁸ hashes/s). It is a recent-window statistical estimate, not a count.
Why there's no band
No cheap-or-expensive zone here. Difficulty, hashrate, hashpricehashpriceWhat a miner earns per unit of hashpower per day — revenue divided by hashrate. It falls as competition rises or price drops.See it on the site → and production costcost of productionAn estimate of the electricity cost to mine one bitcoin, from difficulty and rig efficiency. A soft, reflexive floor — not a hard one.See it on the site → describe the state of the network, not whether bitcoin's price is high or low, so each shows a value and a date but no colour-coded range.