Bitcoin Hashrate Shatters Records: Surges Past 980 EH/s in Historic Rally

Bitcoin's computational power just entered uncharted territory—smashing through the 980 exahash per second barrier like it wasn't even there.

The Network's Muscle Flex

Miners worldwide are pouring unprecedented resources into securing the blockchain, pushing hashrate to dizzying new heights. This isn't just growth—it's a full-blown computational arms race.

What This Really Means

Higher hashrate equals stronger security, making Bitcoin's network more resilient than ever against attacks. It also signals massive confidence from miners betting big on future rewards—despite what traditional finance skeptics might mutter about 'wasted energy' between sips of their overpriced coffee.

Bottom line: Bitcoin keeps building fortresses while bankers debate wallpaper patterns.

Five-year trend

This continues a longer trend since March 2020: individuals have slashed their large-cap allocation by nearly 18 percentage points, a sharper decline than the index’s own market share.

“Nifty 50’s institutional share remains 12.1 points below its pre-pandemic level of 72.4 per cent in December 2019, reflecting a structural reallocation towards mid- and small-cap companies. This shift has been driven by both sustained flows into mid- and small-cap funds and the relative outperformance of these segments in recent years,” the report said.

In the June quarter, the Nifty 50 ROSE just 1.8 per cent, compared with gains of 7.5 per cent in the Nifty Midcap 150 and 11.6 per cent in the Nifty Smallcap 250. By July, the Nifty 50’s contribution to the NSE’s overall market capitalisation had dropped to 43.5 percent, its lowest in seven months. Over the last five years, mid- and small-cap indices have compounded at nearly 30 per cent annually, outpacing the Nifty 50’s 17.5 per cent.

Decile allocations

This shift is further evident in holdings by decile: institutional investors’ exposure to the top decile or 10 per cent of companies by market capitalisation rose marginally by 10 points sequentially — with DMF’s share down to 82.5 per cent and FPI’s holding steady at 89.1 per cent.

Individual investors’ exposure to the same group declined by 1.1 points to 64.8 per cent, edging closer to the 25-year low of 63.2 per cent seen in December 2024, due to a growing preference for relatively smaller stocks.

By contrast, allocations to companies in the lower half of the market have been rising steadily, showing a gradual broadening of investor interest beyond the largest names.

Published on August 29, 2025