Bitcoin’s Hashpower Drops, BTC Mining Difficulty Expected to Jump Higher in 4 Days (Bitcoin.com News)

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The processing power behind the Bitcoin network has dropped 30% since the hashrate’s all-time high (ATH) on February 15, sliding from 249 exahash per second (EH/s) to 169 EH/s. Furthermore, four days from now, the network’s mining difficulty is expected to increase following the 4.78% epoch change on February 17. Bitcoin Hashrate Drops From 249…