Bitcoin’s Hashrate Goes Super Saiyan-But It’s Sharing the Love!

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Hold onto your digital wallets, folks! Bitcoin’s hashrate is straight-up showing off this week, flexing a monstrous 1,109 exahash per second (EH/s). The network’s computational biceps are practically bursting at the seams, making everyone else in the crypto gym look like a bunch of wimps. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s *hashrate fireworks* are lighting up its merge-mined buddies-Namecoin, Rootstock, and Fractal Bitcoin-all getting a boost while Bitcoin steals the spotlight. 💪🚀

How Merge Mining Unleashes 700+ EH/s of Power

Thanks to merge mining-also known as auxiliary proof-of-work (AuxPoW) for those of you who like to sound fancy-Bitcoin’s hashrate is not just out here doing a one-trick pony act. Nope, miners are multitasking like the overachievers they are, locking down multiple chains at once with their ASIC rigs. It’s like if your laptop could help you finish your homework *and* run a marathon at the same time-magic, right?

Recently, Bitcoin’s officially entered the zettahash era (yes, that’s a real thing, and no, we didn’t make it up). Now, miners are collectively churning out a brain-melting 1,000 EH/s. And guess what? That tidal wave of hashpower is not just bulking up Bitcoin; it’s giving Namecoin, Rootstock, and Fractal Bitcoin some serious muscle. It’s like the cool kids on the block sharing their protein shakes. 💥

Take Namecoin, for example. The OG altcoin from 2011, hanging out with Bitcoin since forever, is riding shotgun in this crypto joyride. At this moment, it’s flexing 732 EH/s. Last week, at block 791037, it hit an all-time high of 786.98 EH/s. *Cue dramatic music*-that’s not just a little spike, folks. That number is outmuscling some of the biggest PoW networks on the planet. Talk about a flex!

Rootstock (RSK) hashrate at 9:25 a.m. Eastern on Sept. 29, 2025.

Rootstock, a Bitcoin sidechain built for smart contracts, is another beneficiary of Bitcoin’s swole hashrate. It’s like a crypto sidekick that’s been getting all the benefits without doing all the heavy lifting. Miners are stacking RSK transaction fees on top of their BTC rewards, and right now, Rootstock is clocking in a very solid 822.92 EH/s. Not too shabby, right?

So, Namecoin’s got about 69.3% of Bitcoin’s current 1,057 EH/s, and Rootstock is holding down 77.85%-they’re basically sharing a crypto protein shake, and it’s working out well for everyone. Fractal Bitcoin (FB) isn’t sitting this one out either, pulling in a cool 768.91 EH/s from Bitcoin’s overflow. 💥

FB’s setup is a hybrid-merge mined alongside Bitcoin but also mining on its own. Think of it like a crypto multi-tasking ninja, doing a little bit of everything without breaking a sweat. It’s essentially trying to scale Bitcoin’s reach without messing up the base, like putting a bigger engine in your car without making it explode. 🚗💨

So yeah, Bitcoin’s hash-powered march into the zettahash era is not just flexing its own muscles-it’s dragging a bunch of other networks along for the ride. Merge mining? More like *power mining*-it’s a full-blown multiplier of security and scale across multiple PoW networks. 💪💥

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2025-09-29 19:28