JPMorgan’s Latest Bitcoin Analysis Reveals Surprising Insights for 2025

Bitcoin experienced significant fluctuations in January, setting a new record by surpassing $108,000 but later dipping to around $89,000, a level last seen in November 2024.

While the price movement raised questions, the network’s hash rate, a key indicator of mining competition and difficulty, showed a subtle increase.

Despite the mixed price performance, the Bitcoin network’s hash rate grew modestly. Analysts from JPMorgan noted that January saw a small uptick in the hash rate, with an increase of 1% bringing it to 785 exahashes per second (EH/s). At the same time, mining difficulty saw a slight reduction, falling by 2% for the month.

However, the drop in mining difficulty was seen as unusual, as it rarely occurs. Still, analysts pointed out that the current difficulty is 25% higher than it was before the halving event in April 2024.

In terms of mining profitability, there was a slight improvement. Miners saw a small increase in earnings, with an average daily block reward of $57,200 per EH/s, a less than 1% gain compared to the previous month.