Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 10% at once

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On the night of January 16, another recalculation of the difficulty of bitcoin mining took place.The indicator increased by 10.26% at once, which is the largest growthdifficulties since October last year.

At the moment, the Bitcoin mining difficulty is 37.59 terahashes, and the average hashrateThe hashrate of the first cryptocurrency decreased at the end of December due to the disconnection of old miners, but now the bitcoin rate has risen to $21,000, which made it possible to turn on the equipment again.Therefore, the hashrate of the first cryptocurrency has reached new heights.

The mining difficulty of 37.59 terahash is a record. Previously, the figure fluctuated around 35 terahashes, and the previous record was a difficulty of 36.95 terahashes.

Let us remind you that at the end of December the hashrateThe first cryptocurrency was affected by the weather - a large-scale snow storm occurred in the United States, which led to interruptions in electricity supplies in Texas. Many mining companies turned off their equipment to ensure there was enough electricity to heat their homes. Earlier this month, it was also reported that hosting company Core Scientific would shut down 37,000 Celsius ASIC miners.