Bitcoin Turns up the Heat: Difficulty Jumps Nearly 8% as Payouts Dip
Bitcoin miners faced a 7.96% hike in difficulty on June 12, 2025, when block height 905184 was reached—pushing the number up to 126.27 trillion. Snagging BTC just got trickier. Saturday’s difficulty tweak pushed the leve...
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