On May 2, 2023, at block height 787,895, the hashrate of Bitcoin reached 491.15 EH/s, a record-breaking value. This is equivalent to 500 quintillion hashes per second, or close to half a zettahash. However, April has seen slower block intervals, resulting in a mempool backup. As the network gets ready for the upcoming difficulty change, Bitcoin has reached an all-time high of 491 EH/s, or nearly half a zettahash. With 107.66 EH/s, Foundry USA leads the field of mining pools, closely followed by Antpool (80.75 EH/s), F2pool (42.62 EH/s), Binance Pool (29.91 EH/s), and Viabtc (23.18 EH/s).
Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches All-Time High of 491 EH/s, Close to Half a Zettahash, as Network Preps for Next Difficulty Change
