US Winter Storms Trigger 12% Bitcoin Hashrate Slide and Deepest Mining Slump Since 2021

Since November 11, severe winter storms in the United States have driven a roughly 12% drop in Bitcoin's network hashrate, pushing it down to around 970 exahashes per second. Mining revenue fell from about $45 million per day on January 22 to a low near $28 million two days later, as large operators curtailed output and profitability sank to levels last seen in November 2024.