Mining Difficulty

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Litecoin Mining Difficulty Is Hitting New Highs, Foundation Says
The network’s mining difficulty peaked on Friday, indicating increased competition for miner rewards.
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Mining difficulty surges to all-time high. (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to All-Time High, Putting Additional Squeeze on Miners
The difficulty gauge rose 13.55% from the last adjustment roughly two weeks ago, the largest such move since May 2021.
Mining difficulty surges to all-time high. (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Edges to All-Time High
The bump in mining difficulty comes as hashrate remains strong, despite bitcoin’s price edging downward.
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Suggestions That Bitcoin Halving Might Come Sooner Are Mostly Wrong
Bitcoin’s hashrate is reaching all-time highs, and it’s causing confusion about “the halvening” on Twitter.
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Bitcoin Miners' Profitability May Narrow as Mining Difficulty Hits Second-Biggest Increase This Year
Bitcoin miners are stepping up production as the weather cools down, so the network automatically adjusted to increase the difficulty of mining a block.
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Poised to Spike by Most Since January Amid Colder Weather
Some analysts are starting to see this as start of a new seasonal trend in bitcoin mining
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Sell-Side Analysts Trim Targets for Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain
Earlier this week, Argo lowered its year-end hashrate outlook from 5 EH/s to 3.2 EH/s.
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Bitcoin miners are unplugging rigs because of of lower prices and other energy needs (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops as Miners Feel the Texas Heat
It's the third consecutive downward adjustment – the first time that's happened since last July.
Bitcoin miners are unplugging rigs because of of lower prices and other energy needs (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

The ESG Debate of Bitcoin Mining
Why Bitcoin Mining Is a Matter of National Security
Buying and holding bitcoin (BTC), the asset, is not what gives people power over the Bitcoin network.
The ESG Debate of Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin mining rigs at Kryptovault's facility in Hønefoss, Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops for Second Time in March
The decrease is likely a result of miners unplugging their machines due to high energy costs, said Compass Mining CEO Whitt Gibbs.
Bitcoin mining rigs at Kryptovault's facility in Hønefoss, Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)