Bitcoin miners revive blocks but there’s a ‘power tussle’ in play
Bitcoin [BTC] mining activities plummeted since complaints of excessive power demand followed the process. This same power generation demand was what led to the block difficulty reaching a new high earlier.
Now, BTC miners seem to be getting themselves out of the challenging status quo. According to the explorer channel on BTC.com, miners’ missions to stabilize their ships have been generating positive outcomes.
This is because the daily transaction count per block mined has increased after falling to a 202,109 low on 28 August. The daily transaction count settled for an uptick to 252,235 on 29 August and grew to 262,445 at press time.
Source: BTC.com
In addition to the transaction resurgence, the daily average block time had also improved despite the mining difficulty maintaining its highs. BTC.com also reported that the mean daily block time was 533 seconds after it went as high as 670 seconds on 17 August.
These milestones have enabled the cumulative number of BTC transactions to hit 7,779,378 — an increase from 7,717,633 based on available data on Blockchair.
Source: BlockChair
Despite the achievements, BTC miners may still need to find their way through other roadblocks. One was the ability to generate more power as there seems to be a “bull run” in mining interest.
Recent reports from Bloomberg showed that there had been a massive increase in crypto mining activities. This spike was evident, especially in Texas, United States. As such, miners would need more electricity to meet production demands.
According to the crypto section of the news platform, miners would need up to 33 gigawatts from the electricity grid. These statistics may not be surprising as the crypto mining boom in the city has more than doubled in a
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