{"id":504286,"date":"2022-09-29T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=504286"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:19:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:19:15","slug":"bitcoin-sees-massive-decline-in-on-chain-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/bitcoin-sees-massive-decline-in-on-chain-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Sees Massive Decline In On-Chain Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin on-chain activity had been lit up like a Christmas tree over the weeks leading up to the Ethereum Merge. Even though the upgrade was not taking place on the bitcoin network, it was still significant for the crypto space, which led to increased activity across various networks. However, now that the Merge has been done and dusted, the network activity has begun to retrace to \u2018normal\u2019 levels, leading to a decline in on-chain activity.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Drops<\/h2>\n
For the first time in two months, the bitcoin mining difficulty had adjusted downward. Due to this downward difficulty adjustment of 2.1%, the block production rate remained low at 5.94 blocks produced per hour. It coincided with the bitcoin hash rate hitting a new all-time high before a reversal was recorded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n