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Your Crypto News Today > Mining > Bitcoin Mining Just Got Tougher as Difficulty Spikes and Hashrate Slips
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Bitcoin Mining Just Got Tougher as Difficulty Spikes and Hashrate Slips

May 17, 2025 2 Min Read
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Bitcoin Mining Just Got Tougher as Difficulty Spikes and Hashrate Slips

On Saturday, at block peak 897,120, Bitcoin’s mining problem elevated by 2.13%, reaching 121.66 trillion and marginally elevating the computational problem required to uncover new blocks.

Bitcoin Mining Issue Climbs Previous 121 Trillion

Miners now face barely steeper odds of their efforts to resolve blocks, with the adjustment making the method 2.13% extra arduous. Though the present determine stands tall at 121.66 trillion, it stays shy of the height problem set following block 893,088.

Supply: Cloverpool.com Explorer.

Up to now in 2025, the community has skilled six upward problem changes, collectively amounting to a 13.83% improve, alongside three downward shifts totaling 8.61%. In parallel, Bitcoin’s combination processing energy has receded from its zenith of 929 exahash per second (EH/s) to 848.53 EH/s, based mostly on the seven-day easy shifting common (SMA) tracked by hashrateindex.com—reflecting a contraction exceeding 80 EH/s.

Regardless of the dip in uncooked hashing drive, miners have benefited from stronger profitability metrics as bitcoin’s value has remained above the $100,000 mark for ten straight days. Roughly one month in the past, the hashprice—the projected income for working 1 petahash per second (PH/s) over a single day—hovered close to $44.29 per PH/s. As of immediately, that determine has improved considerably, now standing at $54.93 per PH/s.

Bitcoin’s problem changes and hashpower fluctuations provide a delicate glimpse into the evolving dynamics between miner incentives and community resilience. As financial situations, power prices, and value trajectories proceed to affect mining economics, the fragile stability between participation and profitability will stay a key narrative.

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