Winter Storm Fern Exposes Bitcoin’s Vulnerability: Hashrate Drops 8% as US Miners Curtail Operations
A severe winter storm sweeping across the United States has triggered a significant stress test for the Bitcoin network, leading to an estimated 8-10% drop in global hashrate as major American mining operations voluntarily curtailed power to stabilize local grids.
Leading mining pool Foundry saw its hashpower plummet by as much as 60%, from 340 EH/s to 136 EH/s, highlighting the network's growing dependence on geographically concentrated, grid-responsive mining. This event underscores a
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