On January 6, 2024, the difficulty of Bitcoin mining updated its historical maximum and reached 73.2 T. The increase in the indicator was 1.65%, according to BTC.com.
Bitcoin mining difficulty and current hashrate. Source: BTC.com.
At the time of writing, the hashrate is 511.38 EH/s. The last change in indicators occurred on December 23, 2023, when the mining difficulty reached 72.01 T. The hashrate then was 540.44 EH/s.
It is worth noting that increasing the difficulty of Bitcoin mining brings the halving date of the first cryptocurrency closer. Under certain conditions, it may occur in April 2024.
The next change in Bitcoin mining difficulty is expected to happen on January 20, 2024. According to available data, the figure may decrease by 3.05%.
Source: Cryptocurrency
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