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Bitcoin hashrate posts first-quarter drop for first time in 6 years as miners pivot to AI

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Bitcoin hashrate posts first-quarter drop for first time in 6 years as miners pivot to AI

The first-quarter decline breaks a long-standing growth trend, but could ultimately support decentralization as public U.S. miners face losing dominance.

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