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[PLUS] How to Calculate the Bitcoin Network Hashrate for Any Date in Python

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What is the HashRate?
Bitcoin hashrate refers to the total computational power used to mine and process transactions on the Bitcoin network. The hashrate is a key metric that illustrates the strength and security of the network; a higher hashrate indicates more competition among miners to create new blocks, as well as greater overall security. This computational power is measured in hashes per second (H/s). The calculation of the hashrate involves assessing how many hashes (complex mathematical problems) a miner or a mining pool can solve within a second. The more powerful the mining hardware, the higher the number of hashes it can attempt in a short period, thus increasing the hashrate. This metric not only reflects the network's resistance against attacks but also influences the difficulty of mining new bitcoins, as the system automatically adjusts the difficulty of mining to ensure that the time it takes to mine a new block remains roughly constant at about 10 minutes, regardless of the total hashrate.

There are many machine learning (ML) models that now use the Bitcoin hashrate as a parameter in their feature set

Why is the hashrate important?
Here are a few bullets for why monitoring the Bitcoin network hashrate can be useful:
1) Network security - A consistently high or increasing hashrate indicates robust network health and security.
2) Miner Participation - An increasing hashrate suggests that more miners are joining the network, possibly due to increased confidence in the Bitcoin ecosystem or higher profitability. Conversely, a declining hashrate might indicate that miners are leaving the network, potentially because of lower rewards or increased operational costs, casting doubts on Bitcoin's future value or mining viability
3) Economic Indicators - It can act as an economic indicator for the Bitcoin network. It can signal changes in the cost of mining, profitability, and investment in mining infrastructure. High operational costs may discourage miners unless balanced by sufficient rewards, influencing the overall hashrate.
4) Overall Market Sentiment - A strong and growing hashrate might indicate positive sentiment, reinforcing the network's value proposition. In contrast, a declining trend might signal negative sentiment, potentially influencing investors' confidence.

The Code
This is an extension of the code we previously released for accessing public blockchain data with Python. What we've added to this code is an additional function that will calculate the hashrate for the for a given set of blocks on a day; which effectively calculates the average hashrate per day. Not only that, but we will also calculate the average time between blocks, and the average difficulty of all blocks on the given day and print the information to the screen as it retrieves it. Perhaps you want to modify the return object to store the data in a list, and then graphically create the changes in MatPlotlib for tracking the data. The code is free for you to modify to fit your purpose!


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