Bitcoin hash rate slips as miners redirect power toward AI computing

• BY usd_mirror
• January 20, 2026
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Bitcoin’s network hash rate has fallen to its lowest level in four months, signaling continued pressure across the mining sector as operators increasingly redirect resources toward artificial intelligence workloads. Network computing power declined below the one zetahash threshold, with the seven day average slipping to just under one thousand exahashes per second in mid January. […]