The difficulty of Bitcoin mining has updated the historical record
As a result of the next recalculation, the indicator increased by almost 7%, setting a new historical maximum at 72.01 T
Bitcoin mining difficulty hit a new all-time high this past weekend. The indicator increased by 6.98% to 72.01 T, according to BTC.com. The previous high was on November 26, 2023, when the difficulty reached 67.96 T.
The average Bitcoin hashrate (the total computing power of equipment mining cryptocurrency) at the current difficulty is expected to be 515.36 EH/s, which is also the maximum value. The previous maximum average hashrate was recorded at 486.35 EH/s on November 26th.
It is predicted that on January 5, the difficulty of mining the first cryptocurrency will increase by another 1.6%, to 73.16 T.
The difficulty of mining is growing as the price of Bitcoin rises. The BTC rate at 11:20 Moscow time on December 25 fluctuates around $43.3 thousand, according to CoinGecko. Over the past month, the asset has risen in price by 14.5% and reached new highs since April 2022.
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