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Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition

  • —Bitcoin hashrate reached its highest level in seven months
  • —Mining difficulty keeps rising despite the industry's AI pivot
  • —Smaller operators may be absorbing equipment left by larger miners
Why it matters: Rising hashrate and difficulty squeeze miner margins and could accelerate consolidation across the industry.
Source: Cointelegraph