A powerful winter storm sweeping across the United States has triggered one of the sharpest short-term Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate drops in recent years. Roughly 200 exahashes per second (EH/s) have gone offline, slowing Bitcoin block production to about 12 minutes. The event is offering a real-time stress test of how Bitcoin mining now interacts with […] The post Bitcoin Hashrate Plunges as Arctic Blast Hits U. S source: https://www.techgaged.com/bitcoin-hashrate-plunges-as-arctic-blast-hits-u-s-grids/