Everyday seems to bring news record high in total hashing power from miners on the Bitcoin network. Just a few weeks ago, on March 2nd, the hash rate grew to 136 EHs, a record-breaking high. It shows no signs of slowing down, either.
The hash rate is the measuring unit of the Bitcoin Network's total processing power. The higher the hash rate is, the more secure the network is.
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