Bitcoin Difficulty Reduction Incoming? Miners Brace for a Major Shift on Aug. 14
Following the latest difficulty change 11 days ago when the metric increased by 10.5%, Bitcoin’s difficulty is estimated to shift downward between 4% to 5.3% on Aug. 14. Bitcoin’s All-Time High Difficulty Faces Estimated...
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