Bitcoin mining difficulty drops for the first time this year
The difficulty adjustment for Bitcoin mining posted its first negative adjustment for 2021, dropping 1.5%.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
The difficulty adjustment for Bitcoin mining posted its first negative adjustment for 2021, dropping 1.5%.
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This mining story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
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