I have a question:
Is hashrate a relevant metric to measure Network's Strengh?
I think is not but interested in hearing counter arguments here
Why Not?
- Because the only real thing that matters is how much money an adversary would need to attack the network and that is measured in terms of money needed on electricty and hardware plus infra
- Hashrate will continue to grow even if the network total strengh goes down. One of the latest AntMiners is capable of producing 10X or even more than previous versions of antminers so if I see hashrate going up 10x may simply mean that I have replaced equipement without having spent more money to support the network
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You would have to show me an ASIC that preforms 10x better than a s19 or a s21. These newer machines may be 10-20x better than an s9 but the s9 came out in 2015ish.
Even if miners are just upgrading hardware itβs significant CapEx. Not to mention the cost of electricity is constantly going up to the right.
I would argue that hashrate is one of the most important metrics when it comes to price, the hashrate plus the cost of electricity is Bitcoinβs production price. The more it cost to create something in general the more it tends to be worth.
I meant s9 sorry, not s19
so shorterm hashrate sudden increases may mean something, long term hashrate growth is meaningless unless you factor it out with overal average hashrate improvements
I think is best if you run the numbers dividing hashrate by the average consumption per terahash you estimate the network has.