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Topic: Bitcoin hash rate at all-time highs again - page 2. (Read 361 times)

legendary
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September 16, 2019, 11:42:16 AM
#5
It would be great to see that chart overplayed onto the price chart to see which one moves ahead (so to speak).
You can do this easily using https://bitinfocharts.com.

Here's what the last 2 years looks like on a linear scale (click to go to site for full screen):


As you can see, there is no strong correlation. The hashrate started to climb along with the start of the big bull run back at the end of 2017. There was a dip in hashrate which corresponded to the dip in price from $6k to $3k at the end of last year. Beyond that, the hashrate has been on a fairly static upward trend regardless of what the price was doing.

If you zoom out to all data, and plot it on a log scale, it becomes a little more interesting:


Whether or not this apparent correlation means anything is highly dubious though. You can manipulate scales and time frames for two sets of data like this to prove almost anything you want.
legendary
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There is trouble abrewing
September 16, 2019, 10:38:33 AM
#4
It would be great to see that chart overplayed onto the price chart to see which one moves ahead (so to speak). Price moved up earlier this year, causing more miners to come on board, so probably hash rate follows price?

it is one of the many factors but at a slower response rate (meaning it happens a while after the price went up already).

but i believe this particular spike in hashrate is due to Bitmain getting ready to release a new version of their ASIC miner with more efficiency hence a higher hashrate. they usually test these things out and there is always a spike like this.
newbie
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Merit: 0
September 16, 2019, 10:33:37 AM
#3
It would be great to see that chart overplayed onto the price chart to see which one moves ahead (so to speak). Price moved up earlier this year, causing more miners to come on board, so probably hash rate follows price?
legendary
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bitcoindata.science
September 16, 2019, 09:54:43 AM
#2
I was taking a look at blockchain.com website, hash rate has been constantly increasing and reaching new highs every month since May 2019.
When price increases, we usually see a hash rate increase as well. We are in a bull run this year, so this was kind of expected. But it is a good indictor indeed.

You can see it here on this picture from blockchain.info

newbie
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Merit: 0
September 16, 2019, 07:53:01 AM
#1
The total computer power that is directed to the Bitcoin network has reached an all-time high again. The measurement of this metric is known as the “hashrate” and it is a good way of measuring the security of the network. The network hit a new high of 85 exahashes (EH/s) last week and the mining difficulty about 12 trillion. Read more here: https://www.cryptofish.com/blog/bitcoin-hash-rate-at-all-time-highs-again/

Does price lead hashrate or does hashrate lead price?
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