Bitcoin’s Network Hashrate Is 50% Below Trend as Miners Shift to AI

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What happened

A new CoinShares report says Bitcoin’s network hashrate is about 50% below its growth trend after experiencing the first six-month decline since China’s 2021 mining ban.

Key facts

  • A new CoinShares report says Bitcoin’s network hashrate is about 50% below its growth trend after experiencing the first six-month decline since China’s 2021 mining ban.
  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:30:46 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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