Bitcoin
Bitcoin Core contributors
- Seam
- Base layers
- Status
- Mainnet
- Live since
- 2009
- Verified
- 2026-09-12
The only network whose security budget is denominated in megawatts.
Project site ↗Sourced figures
- Hashrate918.0 EH/s
Exahashes per second contributed to the network.
Carried at the low end of a 918-1,001 EH/s spread reported across 2026; two credible sources disagreed within the same week.
Source ↗ - Market capitalisation$1580.0B
Circulating-supply market capitalisation of the native token.
Snapshot, 11 Sept 2026.
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The silicon
SHA-256 ASIC fleet
Hashprice closed Q1 2026 near $23.9/PH/s/day, the lowest since 2018, while average public-miner production cost per BTC rose to roughly $37,856 from ~$16,800 pre-halving. Profitability now needs sub-$0.08/kWh power and sub-15 J/TH efficiency — the squeeze driving nine public miners into AI hosting.
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