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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: Hash Power Doesn’t Determine Bitcoin’s Price

Bitcoin.com News·July 20, 2026·1 min read
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: Hash Power Doesn’t Determine Bitcoin’s Price

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed back against fears that miners defecting to AI threaten bitcoin, arguing the network's built-in difficulty adjustment keeps blocks flowing no matter how much hash power leaves. Armstrong made the case in a post on X, wading into a debate about mining economics and network security.

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