# Hashrate

Source URL: https://help.blockstream.com/education/glossary/hashrate
Updated: 2026-05-26T17:22:57.000Z
Letter: H

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An aggregate measure of how many hashes Bitcoin miners produce per second in the [Proof-of-Work](https://help.blockstream.com/education/glossary/proof-of-work) consensus algorithm. At current, Bitcoin hashrate is measured in exahashes per second (EH/s), representing the speed at which miners attempt to find a valid hash for a new block.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/dxp-production-assets/content/glossary/hashrate-1.png)

Total Bitcoin hashrate from 2018 to early 2023.

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