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title: "Bitcoin hashrate hits seven-month high as AI shift fails to ease mining competition"
description: "2026-10-22 Cointelegraph 보도. 감지 후 1시간 동안 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.” 감지 후 1시간 동안 BTC +0.18% 변동 관측. 시세 관측은…"
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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 Cointelegraph 보도. 감지 후 1시간 동안 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.” 감지 후 1시간 동안 BTC +0.18% 변동 관측. 시세 관측은…

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.” 감지 후 1시간 동안 BTC +0.18% 변동 관측. 시세 관측은 인과관계를 입증하지 않습니다.
Evidence strength: 단일 출처, 1 publisher group(s) (Cointelegraph); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation.
감지 후 관측 수익률: 5분: +0.24% (22/10/2026, 16:56 → 22/10/2026, 17:01, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1시간: +0.18% (22/10/2026, 16:56 → 22/10/2026, 17:56, UTC; Gate · USDT). 표시되지 않은 구간은 아직 데이터가 없습니다.
직전 30일간 시간별 절대 수익률의 99번째 백분위수는 1.23% (OKX · USDT; 기준 22/10/2026, 16:56, UTC)입니다. 시간 단위 기준선은 분 단위 변동과 직접 비교할 수 없습니다.

## Returns after site detection

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

## 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).


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- [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns](<https://whycoinmoves.com/ko/research/hourly-returns-and-bitcoin-beta.md>)
- [Perpetual funding rates and annualized yield: a 2025 comparison](<https://whycoinmoves.com/ko/research/funding-rates-versus-investor-returns.md>)
- [Bitcoin halving and bull markets: evidence from four halvings](<https://whycoinmoves.com/ko/research/bitcoin-halving-and-market-cycles.md>)
- [Bittensor (TAO): Bitcoin beta, volatility and the AI crypto narrative](<https://whycoinmoves.com/ko/research/tao-bitcoin-risk-and-ai-narrative.md>)

[Methods and limitations](<https://whycoinmoves.com/ko/methodology>)
Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.