Bitcoin’s Dice Roll Just Got Tougher: Difficulty Climbs 5.97% in Third-Biggest Jump of 2025
By the numbers, Bitcoin’s network difficulty climbed 5.97% at block height 917,280, landing it the title of this year’s third-biggest jump. Bitcoin Mining Odds Tighten Finding a block just got a whole lot tougher—network...
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