Monero Hashrate Nears Record Highs as XMR Price Gains 70% in a Year

Monero’s network hashrate is hovering near historic highs, but its mining distribution tells an equally compelling story. On Monday, network computing power stood near 7.12 GH/s, with three major mining pools controlling approximately 60% of that total. Monero’s mining network is going great guns, with hashrate estimates approaching historic highs while a handful of mining pools command most of the computational firepower. On Oct. 26, 2026, mining distribution data showed around 7.12 gigahash per second (GH/s) securing the privacy-focused blockchain. The figures paint an intriguing picture of a cryptocurrency deliberately engineered for accessible CPU mining, yet increasingly shaped by industrial-scale competition, concentrated pool participation, and specialized hardware.

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