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Hash Rate

A hash rate is the overall computational power used by a PoW cryptocurrency network to make transactions. A high hash rate is a marker of how secure and robust a network is because it shows numerous miners are verifying transactions. 

Hash rates are counted by the number of calculations per second, which can be as high as the quintillions.