As a result of the latest recalculation mining difficulty of the first cryptocurrency declined by 1%. The figure stood at 67.31 T.
The average hash rate over the period since the previous adjustment was 480 EH/s. The inter-block interval was just over 10 minutes.
According to Glassnode, on December 9 the smoothed 7-day moving average reached 483 EH/s. At the time of writing it stands at 485.9 EH/s.
According to Hashrate Index, hashprice stands at $93.1 per PH.
In late November, the mining company Bitfarms placed an order for 35,888 Antminer T21 devices from Bitmain at $2,660 per unit.
In December it emerged that the American company Riot Platforms will acquire 66,560 miners from MicroBT with a total hash rate of 18 EH/s.
In the same month, Phoenix Group announced a $380 million contract. The deal primarily contemplates the acquisition of water-cooled devices worth $136 million.