In a remarkable development for the cryptocurrency market, Yassine Elmandjra, Director of Digital Assets at ARK Invest, recently revealed that Bitcoin's hash rate has reached an unprecedented milestone of 500 exahashes per second, setting a new all-time high. This achievement caught the attention of Elon Musk, a vocal supporter of cryptocurrencies, who responded with a succinct yet powerful message.
Bitcoin's hash rate, as disclosed by Elmandjra, reached an extraordinary level of 500 exahashes per second, showcasing the robustness and strength of the cryptocurrency's network. To provide context, Elmandjra compared Bitcoin's processing power to five billion computations per second for each star in our galaxy.
Elmandjra further emphasized the magnitude of Bitcoin's hash rate by noting that to match the network's capabilities, the entire global population would need to contribute one hash per second, requiring approximately 2,000 years. In terms of raw operations per second, Bitcoin surpasses the world's most powerful supercomputer by a factor of 500.
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In response to this significant milestone, Elon Musk, a notable advocate for cryptocurrencies, expressed his reaction. Musk, who has previously shown enthusiasm for digital assets, including holding a substantial balance of Bitcoin in Tesla, conveyed his response to the news.
Musk's interest in digital assets extends beyond Earth, as evidenced by his recent consideration of using Bitcoin on Mars. Despite the logistical challenges posed by the red planet's distance from the sun, Musk entertained the feasibility of incorporating BTC in Martian transactions.
As Bitcoin continues to break records, Musk's reaction underscores the growing importance of digital assets in mainstream finance and the ongoing interest of influential figures like Musk in the evolving cryptocurrency landscape.
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