Bitcoin Hashrate Prints New All-Time High

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By Alex Dovbnya

Tue, 6/04/2021 - 6:19

The Bitcoin network is stronger than ever, with hashrate reaching a new all-time high

Bitcoin Hashrate Prints New All-Time High

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Bitcoin’s hashrate reached a new all-time high of 179.4 EH/s on Apr. 5, according to data provided by CryptoQuant.

This took place on the same day the cryptocurrency scored its second-highest daily close ever of $59,101 on the Bitstamp exchange.

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