BTC logo
BTC
$111,532.70
1.21%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,029.11
2.65%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,188.68
0.19%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4240
3.53%
SOL logo
SOL
$194.70
5.41%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3214
1.07%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1981
3.67%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6722
4.67%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.91
4.41%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.15
4.92%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0001
0.01%
BCH logo
BCH
$523.73
2.67%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3266
3.90%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6950
5.27%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.97
4.07%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.15
1.03%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6294
0.06%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1804
4.85%
BTC logo
BTC
$111,532.70
1.21%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,029.11
2.65%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,188.68
0.19%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4240
3.53%
SOL logo
SOL
$194.70
5.41%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3214
1.07%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1981
3.67%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6722
4.67%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.91
4.41%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.15
4.92%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0001
0.01%
BCH logo
BCH
$523.73
2.67%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3266
3.90%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6950
5.27%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.97
4.07%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.15
1.03%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6294
0.06%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1804
4.85%
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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.

By Eliza Gkritsi
Updated Dec 6, 2022, 4:42 p.m. Published Dec 6, 2022, 2:00 a.m.
Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)