[Winter Storm in the U.S. Increases Power Grid Load, Leading to Extended BTC Block Generation Time and Forced Reduction in Mining] Odaily Planet Daily reports: Extreme weather conditions in the U.S. have led to the voluntary suspension of most Bitcoin mining activities. The hash rate of the Foundry USA mining pool alone has dropped by approximately 60% since last Friday. The total hash rate of major U.S. mining pools has decreased by about 200 EH/s, causing Bitcoin block production time to extend to over 12 minutes. Foundry USA's hash rate has fallen from its recent peak of nearly 328 EH/s to around 139 EH/s. (The Block)