美国的冷浪导致比特币开采难度下降

根据矿业公司卢克索（Luxor）的数据，自2024年9月以来，美国的寒冷浪潮引起了比特币采矿难度的首次负面调整。

A recent cold wave in the United States has led to the first negative adjustment in bitcoin mining difficulty since September 2024, according to data from Luxor. The adjustment, which occurred on Monday, follows a surge in electricity demand and energy prices in the country.

根据卢克索（Luxor）的数据，美国最近的一次冷浪浪潮导致比特币采矿难度的首次负面调整。调整周一发生的调整是在该国电力需求和能源价格上涨之后。

The cold snap, caused by a powerful blast of air from the Arctic, has led many bitcoin miners to slow down their operations in order to conserve energy and reduce costs. This, in turn, has resulted in a decrease in the overall computing power, or hash rate, dedicated to mining new bitcoin blocks.

由北极强大的空气爆炸引起的冷扣，导致许多比特币矿工减慢其运营，以节省能源并降低成本。反过来，这导致了整体计算能力或哈希速率的降低，该计算能力专用于开采新的比特币块。

As a response to the declining hash rate, the mining difficulty, which serves as an indicator of the computational effort required to mine a bitcoin block, has been adjusted downwards. The difficulty is designed to fluctuate every two weeks to maintain an average block validation time of around ten minutes, irrespective of the network’s processing power.

作为对哈希速率下降的响应，已经对挖掘比特币块所需的计算工作的挖掘难度已进行了调整。该困难旨在每两周波动，以保持平均块验证时间约为十分钟，而与网络的处理能力无关。

While the negative adjustment is a noteworthy event, analysts at Luxor anticipate that the situation will be short-lived. As weather conditions improve and electricity demand stabilizes, the hash rate is expected to recover gradually.

尽管负面调整是一个值得注意的事件，但卢克索的分析师预计情况将是短暂的。随着天气状况的改善和电力需求的稳定，哈希速率有望逐渐恢复。

However, the episode underscores the vulnerability of the mining sector to fluctuations in energy prices and extreme weather events, both of which can influence future adjustments to bitcoin difficulty.

但是，这一事件突显了采矿部门对能源价格和极端天气事件波动的脆弱性，这两者都会影响对比特币难度的未来调整。