According to CoinDesk, citing Glassnode data, Bitcoin's network hash rate in Q1 2026 dropped approximately 4% year-over-year, marking the first Q1 decline in six years. The current network hash rate is hovering around 1 ZH/s, after five consecutive years of double-digit growth in Q1. With the production cost of a single Bitcoin nearing $90,000 and the spot price around $67,000, mining profitability has turned negative. An increasing number of publicly listed mining companies are shifting capital toward AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. https://(wublock123.com)/news/bitcoin-network-hashrate-falls-4-percent-q1-2026-58827