5 sats \ 2 replies \ @andyleroy OP 30 Sep 2022 \ parent \ on: The History of the Internet & Bitcoin Adoption - Similar Trajectory? bitcoin
How does hashpower determine adoption (the number of people holding or transacting with Bitcoin)?
Hashpower is an indirect measurement of adoption.
Basically the more hashpower, the more trust in the network, therefore more people using it.
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Hash rate correlates more closely with Bitcoins price (and the delta with energy costs)...for example a large drop in hash rate (with a drop in price) does not necessarily mean less adoption:
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