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title: "Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition"
description: "2026-10-22にCointelegraphが報道。検知後1時間でBTC +0.18%。 Cointelegraph: “According to BlocksBridge, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is rising despite the industry’s AI transition, with smaller operators potentially absorbing equipment abandoned by larger competitors.” 検知後1時間でBTCは+0.18%変動。価格観測は因果関係を証明しません。"
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published: 2026-10-22T16:56:57.000Z
updated: 2026-10-22T17:57:59.000Z
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# Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition

2026-10-22にCointelegraphが報道。検知後1時間でBTC +0.18%。 Cointelegraph: “According to BlocksBridge, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is rising despite the industry’s AI transition, with smaller operators potentially absorbing equipment abandoned by larger competitors.” 検知後1時間でBTCは+0.18%変動。価格観測は因果関係を証明しません。

Attributed sources: [Cointelegraph](<https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-hashrate-recovery-ai-shift>)

## Key facts

Cointelegraph: “According to BlocksBridge, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is rising despite the industry’s AI transition, with smaller operators potentially absorbing equipment abandoned by larger competitors.” 検知後1時間でBTCは+0.18%変動。価格観測は因果関係を証明しません。
Evidence strength: 単一情報源, 1 publisher group(s) (Cointelegraph); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation.
検知後の観測リターン：5分: +0.24% (22/10/2026, 16:56 → 22/10/2026, 17:01, UTC; Gate · USDT)；1時間: +0.18% (22/10/2026, 16:56 → 22/10/2026, 17:56, UTC; Gate · USDT)。記載のない時間枠は未取得です。
直近30日間の時間足絶対リターンの99パーセンタイルは1.23%（OKX · USDT；基準 22/10/2026, 16:56, UTC）です。時間足基準は分単位の変動と直接比較できません。

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5分 | +0.24% | +0.24% | 0.00 pt | 22/10/2026, 16:56 → 22/10/2026, 17:01 | Gate · USDT |
| 1時間 | +0.18% | +0.18% | 0.00 pt | 22/10/2026, 16:56 → 22/10/2026, 17:56 | Gate · USDT |
| 24時間 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | true |
| Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.15% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% |
| BTC beta | 1.00 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 22/10/2026, 16:56 |

## Claims and open questions

- No independently verified causal explanation is available.

## Source evidence

- [Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition](<https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-hashrate-recovery-ai-shift>) — Cointelegraph; published 22/10/2026, 16:50; received 22/10/2026, 16:56 (UTC).


## Recent BTC events and market reactions

公開基準を満たした他のBTCイベントはまだありません。

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- [Perpetual funding rates and annualized yield: a 2025 comparison](<https://whycoinmoves.com/ja/research/funding-rates-versus-investor-returns.md>)
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[Methods and limitations](<https://whycoinmoves.com/ja/methodology>)
Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.