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7 day average Bitcoin hash rate fell from a high of 231M to 206M TH/s. https://www.blockchain.com/charts/hash-rate https://www.blockchain.com/charts/hash-rate

by Canada 4y ago

7 day average Bitcoin hash rate fell from a high of 231M to 206M TH/s. https://www.blockchain.com/charts/hash-rate https://www.blockchain.com/charts/hash-rate Ethereum Network Hash Rate fell from a high of 1126 to 914. https://ycharts.com/indicators/ethereum_network_hash_rate https://ycharts.com/indicators/ethereum_network_hash_rate The numbers and dates provided in this article, which are not really possible to actually know, are at odds with hash rate data which is easy to observe.

rsynnott 4y ago
Without commenting on the numbers in the article, you _would_ expect the least efficient hardware to become untenable first, so the first 10% of hashing capacity removed will remove way more than 10% of the energy use.
yellowapple 4y ago
> The numbers and dates provided in this article, which are not really possible to actually know, are at odds with hash rate data which is easy to observe. Not necessarily. The lower BTC and ETH prices would pressure miners to clamp down even further on energy expenditure per hash, pushing energy use down even as hashrates hover around ATHs. You'd think miners were already minimizing energy per hash, but during a boom cycle it's arguably easier to get away with a bit more inefficiency than in a bust cycle.
- Canada 4y ago
  How could the hash rate remain high while consuming less power? The only way that can happen is more power efficient hardware has come online at scale without fanfare. If existing hardware had to be physically moved I would expect a far more significant plunge in hash rate to be observed.
  - yellowapple 4y ago
    > The only way that can happen is more power efficient hardware has come online at scale without fanfare. Or less power efficient hardware got phased out due to the lower profit margins.
    - Canada 4y ago
      Yes, true, there could have been some old hardware that was worth using at very high prices, and is now unprofitable so it's off. For certain there is some of that. Still, I'm surprised the drop isn't more pronounced... like how it looked in 2018

by Canada 4y ago

rsynnott 4y ago

Without commenting on the numbers in the article, you _would_ expect the least efficient hardware to become untenable first, so the first 10% of hashing capacity removed will remove way more than 10% of the energy use.

yellowapple 4y ago

> The numbers and dates provided in this article, which are not really possible to actually know, are at odds with hash rate data which is easy to observe. Not necessarily. The lower BTC and ETH prices would pressure miners to clamp down even further on energy expenditure per hash, pushing energy use down even as hashrates hover around ATHs. You'd think miners were already minimizing energy per hash, but during a boom cycle it's arguably easier to get away with a bit more inefficiency than in a bust cycle.

Canada 4y ago
How could the hash rate remain high while consuming less power? The only way that can happen is more power efficient hardware has come online at scale without fanfare. If existing hardware had to be physically moved I would expect a far more significant plunge in hash rate to be observed.
- yellowapple 4y ago
  > The only way that can happen is more power efficient hardware has come online at scale without fanfare. Or less power efficient hardware got phased out due to the lower profit margins.
  - Canada 4y ago
    Yes, true, there could have been some old hardware that was worth using at very high prices, and is now unprofitable so it's off. For certain there is some of that. Still, I'm surprised the drop isn't more pronounced... like how it looked in 2018