Bitcoin Difficulty and Hashrate Reach Record Highs as Halving Draws Closer
Bitcoin’s network difficulty climbed to an unprecedented peak on April 10, 2024, at block height 838,656, increasing by 3.92% to reach 86.39 trillion. This escalation in difficulty will make it increasingly challenging t...
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