Bitcoin’s Latest Difficulty Rise Challenges Miners Already Facing Revenue Slump
On Aug. 28, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty bumped up by 2.99% at block height 858,816, pushing the metric from 86.87 trillion to a hefty 89.47 trillion. This tweak adds a bit more challenge for bitcoin miners, especially wi...
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