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Markets

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Tops 100T for First Time, Piling Pressure on Small Miners

The Bitcoin hashrate, on a seven-day moving average, hit a record high of 755 EH/s last week.

BTC: Miner percent mined supply spent (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Slumped Last Week in Biggest Decline Since Crypto Winter: Bernstein

Lower cost miners have increased market share since the bitcoin halving, the report said.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty’s Record Setting Streak Shows No Signs of Stopping

The difficulty of mining bitcoin is poised to set a new all-time high this week as miners continue to deploy new mining machines to cash in on recent spike in revenue.

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Tech

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops by Most Since July 2021 as Crypto Winter Cuts Profitability

Bitcoin miners are being caught between rising costs and the lower price of bitcoin.

Crypto mining rigs (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Is About to Get Tougher With Difficulty Primed for Another Sharp Rise

Miners with higher cost and large debt load will be weeded out by the crypto winter, according to industry experts.

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Videos

Ethereum Co-Founder on Ethereum’s Difficulty Bomb

Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di lorio breaks down the “difficulty bomb” placed inside Ethereum’s code and what this means for the crypto community ahead of the upcoming Merge.

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Tech

As Bitcoin Price Slides, Older Mining Rigs Are Becoming Less Profitable

Even as Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjusts downward, the price trend might spell a crisis for retail miners. On the other hand, it could be an opportunity for those looking to buy rigs.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Markets

Bitcoin Network Sees Fourth Straight Downward Difficulty Adjustment

"The last four adjustments have been downward, and it now looks like the blockchain is back to normal," one analyst said.

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Tech

Bitcoin's Mining Difficulty Hits New High; Taproot Begins Its Second Signaling Attempt

Bitcoin's price may be taking a dip, but its mining difficulty has never been higher.

Bitcoin mining difficulty is at a new high.

Tech

Bitcoin's Mining Difficulty Has Rarely Been This Static in a Decade

Bitcoin's mining difficulty just posted the smallest percentage change in 10 years.

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