🔥 Texas Heatwave Sparks 15.8% Plunge in Bitcoin Hashrate
🌐 Just days after geopolitical tensions shook the crypto space, Bitcoin’s hashrate has now tumbled by nearly 16%, marking its sharpest decline in almost 3 years.
📉 What’s causing it?
This time, it’s not market panic — it’s Texas heat.
With record-breaking temperatures, major Bitcoin miners in Texas are being forced to power down operations to stabilize the grid and manage energy demands.
🛰 Add in U.S. airstrikes on Iran, and you have a perfect storm disrupting both infrastructure and investor sentiment.
💡 Why it matters:
▫️ A reduced hashrate can increase network vulnerability.
▫️ It reflects the growing interdependence of energy, climate, and crypto.
▫️ It's a strong reminder that Bitcoin mining isn’t just digital — it's deeply physical.
📊 As the climate and global tensions evolve, mining resilience and energy innovation will become the next big frontier.
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