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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Jumps 4.89% to New All-Time High of 136.04 T

CloverPool data shows Bitcoin mining difficulty rose nearly 5% to 136.04T at block 913,248, with average hashrate reaching 947.79 EH/s over the past week.

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Summary

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased by 4.89% to 136.04 trillion at block height 913,248, according to CloverPool data on September 7. The seven-day average network hashrate was 947.79 EH/s, highlighting stronger competition among miners.

Terms & Concepts
  • Mining Difficulty: A measure of how challenging it is for miners to solve the cryptographic puzzle required to add a new block to the blockchain, which adjusts to maintain a consistent block production rate.
  • Hashrate: The total computational power being used by miners to process transactions and secure the network, measured in hashes per second.