84% of BTC hashrate secured Bitcoin DeFi in Q1, but miners saw little fee upside

May 21, 2026 - 18:30
84% of BTC hashrate secured Bitcoin DeFi in Q1, but miners saw little fee upside
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin miners are already doing more than securing Bitcoin’s base chain. According to Rootstock’s Q1 2026 merged-mining report, 84.01% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate contributed to securing Rootstock during the quarter, giving Bitcoin DeFi a hashrate-backed security claim. The network averaged 833.92 EH/s of Rootstock hashrate. The number is striking because Rootstock sits...

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