This should help steady the difficulty epoch, though it’s still shaping up to be a pretty hefty adjustment. That said, the broader Arctic blast—with its punishing cold and biting wind chills—is not expected to fully clear nationwide until late January or early February 2026.
FAQ ️ Why did bitcoin block times slow during the Arctic storm? Extreme cold pushed miners—especially in Texas—to curtail operations, reducing hashrate and lengthening block intervals. How much hashrate did Foundry lose during the storm? Foundry’s hashrate reportedly fell by nearly 200 exahash per second (EH/s), or about 60%, due to widespread curtailment. Could bitcoin mining difficulty change because of this event? If slower block times persist until the Feb. 8, 2026, difficulty epoch, the adjustment could be notably lower. When is bitcoin mining activity expected to normalize?Hashrate is likely to rebound once the storm passes and miners reconnect as power conditions stabilize.Report: Arctic Storm Front Disrupts US Bitcoin Mining, Block Times Stretch Past 12 Minutes
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