Historic Shift: Bitcoin Difficulty Spikes as Hashrate Retreats From Zettahash Range
After vaulting past the 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) threshold, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty climbed 4.89% to reach an all-time pinnacle of 136.04 trillion. This adjustment, paired with softened bitcoin prices, has tight...
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