Устойчивость хешрейта и незначительный рост сложности майнинга поддерживают рынок биткоина Translation: Headline: Hashrate Resilience and Minor Increase in Mining Difficulty Support Bitcoin Market

On December 25, following another recalibration, the mining difficulty of the first cryptocurrency rose slightly by 0.04% to 148.26 TH.

After reaching an all-time high of 155.97 TH on October 29, the metric experienced three consecutive declines: first by 2.37%, then by 1.95%, and finally by 0.74%.

Despite this, Bitcoin’s hash rate remained above 1 ZH/s. According to Glassnode, the seven-day moving average is approximately 1.06 ZH/s.

The modest increase in difficulty indicates that the recent reductions in network computing power have not significantly impacted miners’ activities, as noted by TheMinerMag. The hash rate drop in mid-December was linked by some observers to the Chinese authorities closing Bitcoin farms in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Others pointed to a variety of contributing factors, including colder weather in the U.S.

The reduction in network power has proven to be a temporary issue, although analysts at VanEck declared that miners are capitulating as they shut down unprofitable equipment.

According to TheMinerMag, the network’s difficulty has corrected by about 4% from its peak. During this period, the price of digital gold has fallen by approximately 20%. Historically, such divergence usually leads to weaker players exiting the market.

*“So far, this capitulation has not materialized. The limited decrease in difficulty and the stability of the hash rate indicate that the network is handling economic stress without large-scale shutdowns,” emphasized experts from the industry publication.*

The stabilization of the blockchain’s technical parameters suggests that the hash price will remain around $38 per PH/s daily, continuing to exert pressure on mining economics.

It’s worth noting that in December, institutional investors began acquiring Bitcoin faster than miners can extract new coins.