The difficulty of mining Bitcoin miners has reached a new historical high, reaching 86.3 trillion. The indicator increased by 3.92%.

The average network hashrate on Thursday, April 11th is just over 618 EH/s.

Mining difficulty shows the total power of the computing equipment used to mine virtual coins. Increasing mining difficulty brings the halving date closer. The BTC halving is scheduled to take place on April 19, 2024.

The next recalculation of mining difficulty is expected on April 25, 2024. The indicator may decrease by 0.15%.

Over the past few days, the Bitcoin rate has been showing multidirectional dynamics. After the US consumer inflation update, the price fell below $68,000, but then rose to $70,500.

Earlier, cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute reported a radical change in the preferences of mining companies on the eve of the Bitcoin network halving. Mining companies are actively selling off their BTC savings.