📊 DATA: Bitcoin has gone 316 days without setting a new hashrate high, even after BTC rallied nearly 35% from late June. Hashrate is still 20.6% below its 2025 peak. One reason: power once waiting for better mining margins is now being locked into long-term AI contracts. https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoins-316-day-hashrate-drought-shows-why-ai-could-make-this-mining-downturn-harder-to-reverse/(CryptoSlate)