Bitcoin Hashrate Chart

at block 959,307

Live Bitcoin network hashrate - estimated global SHA-256 mining power, historical chart, all-time high, and tools to compare hashrate with difficulty, price, and miner profitability.

BTC Price $65,079 Updated Jul 23, 20:23 UTC
Current Hashrate - Latest network data
Block Height 959,307 Sha256 · 600 s target
Momentum

Bitcoin hashrate change

Percent move in estimated network hashrate versus prior windows.

1 day +14.57%
7 days +9.48%
30 days -18.14%
90 days -15.1%
Live

Bitcoin network hashrate snapshot

Global SHA-256 capacity estimate alongside recent block timing versus the 10-minute target.

Live network estimate

854 EH/s

Block 959,307 Sha256
Block time vs target
11 min 52 sec Recent average
10 min 00 sec Target

1 min 52 sec slower than the 600-second target

Record

Bitcoin hashrate all-time high

Peak estimated network capacity from stored CoinWarz history - compare against today's live reading.

Peak hashrate

1.44 ZH/s

Current vs peak 59.2%
Observed
Block
915,533
Of peak
59.2%
History

Bitcoin hashrate history

Daily estimated network hashrate for the last 120 days (UTC). Day change compares consecutive calendar days.

Date Hashrate Day change
Today 854 EH/s +14.57%
745 EH/s -17.51%
904 EH/s -2.71%
929 EH/s -9.04%
1.02 ZH/s -2.9%
1.05 ZH/s +28.78%
816 EH/s +4.68%
780 EH/s -17.11%
941 EH/s -5.23%
993 EH/s +8.67%
914 EH/s -3.42%
946 EH/s +7.74%
878 EH/s +1.96%
861 EH/s +3.48%
832 EH/s -8.73%
912 EH/s -0.4%
916 EH/s +15.85%
790 EH/s -6.22%
843 EH/s -14.79%
989 EH/s +0.27%
986 EH/s +17.57%
839 EH/s -13.5%
970 EH/s +1.1%
959 EH/s +9.03%
880 EH/s -2.25%
900 EH/s -19.16%
1.11 ZH/s +10.33%
1.01 ZH/s -4.13%
1.05 ZH/s +5.27%
1.00 ZH/s -4.13%
1.04 ZH/s +13.94%
916 EH/s +2.15%
896 EH/s -8.8%
983 EH/s +7.22%
916 EH/s -13.36%
1.06 ZH/s +25.39%
844 EH/s -20.42%
1.06 ZH/s +13.82%
931 EH/s -4.69%
977 EH/s +15.14%
849 EH/s -14.48%
992 EH/s +10.53%
898 EH/s +3.4%
868 EH/s -2.98%
895 EH/s +0.22%
893 EH/s +8.76%
821 EH/s -1.22%
831 EH/s -11.03%
934 EH/s -8.42%
1.02 ZH/s +40.17%
728 EH/s -6.78%
781 EH/s -15.53%
924 EH/s -5.63%
980 EH/s +3.37%
948 EH/s +3.45%
916 EH/s -17.97%
1.12 ZH/s +18.6%
942 EH/s +1.14%
931 EH/s -27.35%
1.28 ZH/s +43.01%
896 EH/s -19.27%
1.11 ZH/s +2.96%
1.08 ZH/s +24.44%
866 EH/s -10.08%
963 EH/s -3.66%
1.00 ZH/s +2.4%
977 EH/s -0.3%
980 EH/s -8.51%
1.07 ZH/s +10.97%
965 EH/s +1.53%
950 EH/s +4.81%
907 EH/s +0.51%
902 EH/s -10.05%
1.00 ZH/s -2.57%
1.03 ZH/s -11.16%
1.16 ZH/s +19.52%
969 EH/s +5.74%
917 EH/s -4.13%
956 EH/s -6.73%
1.03 ZH/s +6.84%
960 EH/s -9.78%
1.06 ZH/s +20.82%
880 EH/s -19.86%
1.10 ZH/s +23.67%
888 EH/s +2.94%
863 EH/s -9.79%
957 EH/s +1.82%
939 EH/s -9.97%
1.04 ZH/s +3.77%
1.01 ZH/s -0.02%
1.01 ZH/s +23.82%
812 EH/s -6.78%
871 EH/s -0.79%
878 EH/s +3.18%
851 EH/s -17.66%
1.03 ZH/s -0.44%
1.04 ZH/s +12.35%
924 EH/s -14.33%
1.08 ZH/s +25.1%
862 EH/s -28.93%
1.21 ZH/s +17.9%
1.03 ZH/s +1.26%
1.02 ZH/s +20.83%
841 EH/s -6.49%
899 EH/s -8.69%
985 EH/s -15.49%
1.17 ZH/s +21.24%
961 EH/s +10.2%
872 EH/s -20.31%
1.09 ZH/s +32.08%
829 EH/s -5.58%
878 EH/s -11.78%
995 EH/s -13.03%
1.14 ZH/s +20.27%
951 EH/s +4.52%
910 EH/s -5.99%
968 EH/s -15.18%
1.14 ZH/s +9.28%
1.04 ZH/s -4.16%
1.09 ZH/s -
Reference

Bitcoin hashrate units

Network capacity is measured in hashes per second (H/s). Larger SI prefixes keep modern EH/s- and ZH/s-scale readings readable.

UnitHashesPer second
H/s1One
kH/s1,000Thousand
MH/s1,000,000Million
GH/s1,000,000,000Billion
TH/s1,000,000,000,000Trillion
PH/s1,000,000,000,000,000Quadrillion
EH/s1,000,000,000,000,000,000Quintillion
ZH/s1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000Sextillion
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Bitcoin hashrate explained

Pick a topic to explore what network hashrate means, how live estimates work, charts and history, relationships to price and difficulty, calculators, and recent trends.

What is Bitcoin hashrate?

Hashrate describes how much SHA-256 work the network is performing each second. In plain terms, it is the estimated total hashes (guesses at a valid block header) all miners produce worldwide. When people ask for the bitcoin hashrate meaning or want someone to explain bitcoin hashrate, this is the idea: more hashpower means more collective compute securing the chain.

CoinWarz currently shows about 854 EH/s of estimated network capacity (around block 959,307). That figure is derived from difficulty and observed block intervals rather than counting every ASIC individually. You will also see labels such as EH/s or ZH/s - SI prefixes that keep enormous H/s values readable.

Definition in mining context

To define bitcoin hashrate for operators: it is the aggregate proof-of-work throughput of the network. Your personal miner contributes a tiny slice of that total. A high bitcoin hashrate generally signals strong security and competitive mining; it does not by itself raise or lower BTC's market price. Why is bitcoin hashrate important? Because revenue for any fixed machine scales with your share of total hashpower, and because attackers must outpace honest capacity to rewrite recent history.

Hashrate in bitcoin mining is therefore both a security metric and an economic one. Track the companion difficulty chart to see how the protocol absorbs changes in participation every 2,016 blocks.

FAQ

Bitcoin hashrate FAQ

Direct answers about live network hashrate, charts, difficulty and price relationships, calculators, and records - figures update with live CoinWarz data.

What is Bitcoin hashrate?

Bitcoin hashrate is the estimated total number of SHA-256 hashes per second performed by all miners on the network. It measures collective mining power and security capacity. CoinWarz currently estimates about 854 EH/s. Higher aggregate hashrate generally means more work an attacker would need to outpace honest miners.

What is the current Bitcoin hashrate?

The current Bitcoin network hashrate on CoinWarz is about 854 EH/s. It is inferred from difficulty and recent block timing, not from a census of every machine. Check the live chart and 1-day through 90-day change cards on this page for context around today's reading.

How is Bitcoin network hashrate estimated?

Most analytics sites estimate hashrate from network difficulty and how fast blocks are found versus the ~10-minute target (for SHA-256: roughly difficulty × 2³² ÷ block time). Short windows are noisy; multi-day averages are smoother. CoinWarz syncs difficulty and block data, then presents the resulting network rate in readable units such as EH/s.

What does a high Bitcoin hashrate mean?

A high hashrate means more computational work is securing the chain and competing for block rewards. For an individual miner with fixed hardware, a higher network total means a smaller share of rewards until difficulty catches up at the next retargets. It is a bullish signal for network security, not a direct guarantee of a higher BTC price.

How are Bitcoin hashrate and difficulty related?

Difficulty (about 127.17T on CoinWarz) is adjusted every 2,016 blocks so average block time stays near 10 minutes as hashrate changes. Rising hashrate tends to push the next retarget up; falling hashrate tends to push it down. Price affects both only indirectly through miner profitability and participation.

Does Bitcoin hashrate affect price?

Hashrate does not enter the BTC spot price directly. Over longer horizons, stronger prices often encourage more hashpower, and weaker prices or higher energy costs can reduce it. Correlation between hashrate and price is imperfect and often lagged, so treat charts of both as related context rather than a trading formula.

What hashrate do you need to mine 1 Bitcoin?

There is no fixed TH/s that guarantees 1 BTC in a set time. Expected coins scale with your share of network hashrate, the block subsidy and fees, and how difficulty evolves while you mine. Use the Bitcoin mining calculator with your hashrate, wattage, and power rate to estimate how long accumulation might take under today's network conditions.

What is the Bitcoin hashrate all-time high?

CoinWarz tracks peak estimated network hashrate from stored history. The stored peak on CoinWarz is about 1.44 ZH/s observed Sep 20, 2025. New records usually appear when efficient fleets expand after supportive price or energy conditions. Compare the ATH callout with the interactive chart to see how far today's reading sits from the peak.

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