Block Hunt Intensifies as Bitcoin Difficulty Climbs 1.07%
Based on the most recent figures, the Bitcoin network just nudged its difficulty up by 1.07% on July 25, making block discovery ever so slightly trickier. At 127.62 trillion, the current difficulty stands as the most int...
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