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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Rises 1.72% to 138.96T at Block 951,552

According to CloverPool, the latest network adjustment was recorded at 18:29, while Bitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate reached 1.02 ZH/s.

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Summary

Bitcoin mining difficulty climbed 1.72% to 138.96T at block height 951,552, according to data from CloverPool. The adjustment was recorded at 18:29, with the Bitcoin network’s seven-day average hashrate at 1.02 ZH/s. Mining difficulty is a built-in mechanism that helps keep Bitcoin block production on schedule, typically around one block every 10 minutes, by adjusting to changes in overall computing power on the network.

Terms & Concepts
  • Mining difficulty: A Bitcoin network setting that adjusts how hard it is for miners to produce a new block, helping maintain a consistent block interval.
  • Hashrate: The total computing power used by miners to secure the blockchain and process transactions.
  • Block height: The number of blocks added to a blockchain since its launch, used to identify a block’s position in the chain.