Bitcoin lost ~100 EH/s hashrate since April 17 — block times now average 10:34
Caused by difficulty rise to 123.23T
Next retarget is May 4, expected -5.5% adjustment
Hashprice jumped from $44 → $48.7
Fewer miners, more rewards — Bitcoin’s self-adjusting system at work
Classic Bitcoin balance. Higher difficulty pushed some miners out, boosting earnings for those who stayed. Protocol doing its job.