Gate News Report: On March 21, according to CloverPool data, Bitcoin mining difficulty was adjusted at block height 941,472 at 05:54 today, with mining difficulty dropping to 133.79 T, representing a 7.76% decrease, marking the second largest difficulty drop in 2026. Current network hash rate stands at 933.51 EH/s. Analysis shows that the next Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment is expected to occur in 14 days, with a potential decline of 0.4%.

Provenance Blockchain的HASH代幣在24小時内上涨17.5%,市值達到$807 百萬美元,但此次上涨仅由112,477美元的低交易量支撑,引發了對流動性和價格稳定性的担忧。

Gate News 消息，3 月 19 日，Provenance Blockchain 的 HASH 代币在 24 小时内上涨 23.8%。数据显示，该代币同期交易量为 114,406 美元，交易量相对较小，可能反映供应紧张情况。

Gate News reported that on March 18, Ionic Digital released its February 2026 mining data report. The data shows that the company mined 32.95 BTC in February, with an average daily production of approximately 1.18 BTC. As of February 28, Ionic Digital's total Bitcoin holdings reached 2,787.4 BTC. The report disclosed that Ionic Digital did not sell any of its held Bitcoin during this period and published operational information including hash rate deployment, maintenance operations, and subsequent expansion plans.

Bitdeer's mining and operational data disclosed in February 2026 showed that self-operated hash rate reached 68 EH/s, with 705 BTC mined, representing a year-over-year increase of 541%. The AI cloud business is performing well, with 2,096 GPUs deployed and annualized revenue of approximately $21 million. The company is also negotiating lease agreements with potential clients and plans to begin mass production of the SEALMINER A4-1 mining machine in March 2026.

Artificial intelligence's increased demand for electricity has raised concerns about Bitcoin mining security. As AI data centers generate higher revenue per megawatt than Bitcoin mining, miners are shifting toward AI. Cryptocurrency traders believe this could lead to a decline in Bitcoin's hash rate, increasing the risk of network attacks. However, Bitcoin developers argue that the difficulty adjustment mechanism will attract miners back to the network.

This content is already in Traditional Chinese. Here is the text exactly as provided: 本周比特币全网平均算力為994 EH/s，較上週下跌3.01%；均價68687美元，上漲1.03%。值得關注的事件包括Mara向Cumberland存入298枚BTC，以及DMG Blockchain探索電力金融對沖合約。

Hash Global 宣布其新成立的 BNB Holdings Fund 獲得 YZi Labs 1 億美元的戰略支持，標誌著雙方合作關係深化和 BNB 機構化進程的結構性推進。