April 20, 2024

Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 13%

Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 13%

As a result of the latest reconfiguration, the difficulty of Bitcoin mining increased by 13.24% to 17.62 T.

ComplexityBitcoin mining continues to grow slowly, showing the resilience of the network after China's crackdown.

Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 13%

According to the latest data, yesterday the difficulty of production“digital gold” grew by 13.2%. This is due to the reconnection of some Chinese operators after the move and the increase in the capacity of North American miners. 

The difficulty of mining bitcoin recorded the mostbig drop in history on July 3, amid a record hash rate decline. Only at the end of the month the indicator began to recover, and in mid-August it increased by 7.31%, for the first time since the high indicators in May.

Inherently linked to difficulty, Bitcoin's hashrate has risen 25% from its June low. According to Glassnode, this figure was 123 exahash per second. 

Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 13%

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