# Bitcoin (BTC) Hash Ribbon Recovery Holds as AI Shift Complicates Signal By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/42799 Published: 2026-10-28T18:02:51.000Z Updated: 2026-10-28T18:02:51.000Z Section: Investing > The recovery began Aug. 26. The 30-day average hash rate was near 1.1 zettahashes per second, about 13% above July. Bitcoin (BTC) kept a Hash Ribbon recovery signal into late October as its 30-day average hash rate neared 1.1 zettahashes per second, while miners’ shift toward AI complicates the reading. The recovery began Aug. 26. The 30-day average was about 13% above July. Bitcoin was higher one year after six of seven prior Hash Ribbon recoveries. A separate [seven-day hash-rate reading]() reached its highest level since May 29 on Oct. 17. Bitcoin miners have also redirected power, capital and facilities toward [AI data centers]() as costs rise. A higher hash rate alone does not establish that mining economics have improved. ## Links in this article - [seven-day hash-rate reading](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/34272) - [AI data centers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/23482)