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The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Why Bitcoin’s Bear Market Hashrate Surge May Not Be Bullish

Hashrate and difficulty are both near all-time highs.
The Breakdown With NLW Episode
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This episode is sponsored by Nexo.ioCircle and FTX US.

On today’s episode, NLW catches up on the bitcoin mining industry, and why soaring hashrate and mining difficulty represent something very different in a bear market than they did during the bull.

See also: Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific's Shares Plummet After Bankruptcy Warning


“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “War” by Enoch Yang. Image credit: Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

Why Bitcoin’s Bear Market Hashrate Surge May Not Be Bullish