Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has highlighted a significant milestone in Bitcoin's network security, noting that the total mining hash rate has exceeded 2^96. This achievement, derived from average difficulty statistics, underscores the increasing robustness of Bitcoin's network. Buterin emphasized that this development supports the move towards 128-bit security standards, aligning with views expressed by Drake. The growth in hash power reflects the ongoing enhancement of Bitcoin's security infrastructure.