Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Parameter Set to Increase for the First Time in 8 W...
Bitcoin’s hashrate has slowly crept back up between 85 exahash per second (EH/s) to 125 EH/s on July 14. The increase in hashpower has made it so the next mining difficulty change will increase for the first time in eight weeks. The four consecutive difficulty drops turned out to be the largest slide in Bitcoin’s lifetime, and that’s seemingly coming to an end in four days. Bitcoin’s Hashrate Moves Northbound The price of bitcoin (BTC) dropped for a few consecutive weeks, and during the same time frame, China’s crackdown on bitcoin miners was also happening.....
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Last week, the bitcoin hashrate touched a new all-time high after tremendous growth. While this was a welcome development, it had significant implications for the next mining difficulty adjustment which took place on Monday. As expected, the difficulty adjustment had jumped by double-digits, beating even the highest of forecasts. Difficulty Adjusts By 13.5% Over the last week, the forecasts for the bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment put it at a high of Related Reading: LUNC Community Clamors For Coinbase Listing, Can It Reach $1? 9-12%. These ranged from the conservative side to the....
Data shows the Bitcoin mining difficulty has set a new all-time high after observing a 13.5% jump during the latest adjustment. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Highest Single Increase Since May 2021 According to data from BTC.com, the BTC mining difficulty now has a value of 35.61T after the adjustment today, marking a new ATH. An […]
Data shows the Bitcoin mining difficulty has recently seen its fifth straight increase as the hashrate has continued to increase. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Has Gone Up By 3.55% In Latest Adjustment The “mining difficulty” refers to a feature on the Bitcoin blockchain that controls how hard the miners would find it to mine on the […]
Bitcoin mining difficulty has been on the rise as the network has gained more popularity. This is a far cry from what was expected after China, which was known as the mining capital of the world at that point, had laid a blanket ban on crypto mining. Bitcoin miners had been able to successfully set up in other regions of the world and mining activities have ramped up since then. This time around, it comes along with the growth of blocks mined per hour which has smashed all expectations. Not only has the mining difficulty been affected by this but its effects are being felt all around the....
The Bitcoin mining difficulty has increased yet again, thanks to the use of efficient mining equipment and increased digital currency demand. The Bitcoin mining difficulty has increased once again. A 2.3 percent increase from the previous existing difficulty levels was reported on September 12, 2016, making it the fourth raise (fifth correction) since the Bitcoin mining rewards halving in early July 2016. At present, the difficulty level stands at 225,832,872,179 compared to the earlier level of 220,755,908,330. Similarly, the total hash rate of the Bitcoin network has also increased from....