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Hash rate and difficulty
The network averaged 918 EH/s of hash rate in the third quarter, 4.0% less than the second quarter's 956 EH/s.
Difficulty changed 6 times in the quarter for a net −0.8%; the largest rise was +4.2% on 19 Sep, the largest cut −5.0% on 11 Jul.
The 30-day average hash rate ended the quarter 2.14% above its 60-day average, against 3.33% below three months earlier. A 30-day average below the 60-day shows hash power coming off the network.
- Hash rate, quarter average
- 918 EH/s−4.0%
- Difficulty, net change
- −0.8%
- 30-day against 60-day hash rate
- +2.1%
Revenue and hashprice
Miners earned 41,621 BTC in the third quarter: 41,341 BTC of new issuance and 280 BTC in fees, so fees were 0.67% of the total. At each day's price that came to $2.97B, against $2.93B in the second quarter.
Hashprice, what a petahash earns in a day, went from $27.73 to $39.91 over the quarter and averaged $35.09. Almost all of that came from the price: bitcoin moved +42.8% over the quarter and difficulty −0.8%. Against the electricity hashcost of the average profitable machine, $24.86, the margin was $15.05 a petahash.
- Miner revenue
- 41,621 BTC+1.7%
- Paid in fees0.67% of revenue
- 280 BTC
- Hashprice at quarter endper PH a day
- $39.91+44.0%
Balances and selling
Miner balances fell by 5,707 BTC to 1.77M BTC in the third quarter.
They sent 48,502 BTC out of their addresses, 17.1% more than in the second quarter, and 1.88% of the last 30 days' outflow went to exchanges.
The miner outflow multiple, daily outflow against its yearly average, ended the quarter at 1.16, against 0.63 three months earlier; above 1 means more is leaving than usual.
- Miner balances
- 1.77M BTC−5,707 BTC
- Sent out by miners
- 48,502 BTC
- Miner outflow multiple
- 1.16
Listed miners' own production and treasuries, from their filings: cryptokeyhole.com/bitcoin-mining-companies/.
Prices
ProvisionalBitcoin closed the third quarter at $83,565, up 42.8% on the quarter.
- Bitcoin quarter close
- $83,565+42.8%
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