Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased 4.16% to 127.45T on Sept. 19 at block height 967680, according to data from CloverPool, formerly BTC.com. The adjustment comes as the network’s seven-day average hashrate stands at 943.25 EH/s. Bitcoin automatically recalibrates mining difficulty every 2,016 blocks, or roughly once every two weeks, to keep block production close to one block every 10 minutes. A higher difficulty reading usually points to growth in network computing power, either from additional miners coming online or from existing operators upgrading their machines. The latest adjustment reflects that mechanism at work, with the protocol responding to changes in aggregate hashrate rather than any manual intervention.
Bitcoin completed a mining difficulty adjustment on Sept. 19 at block height 967680, with difficulty rising 4.16% to 127.45T, according to CloverPool, formerly BTC.com. The network’s seven-day average hashrate is now 943.25 EH/s.
Bitcoin adjusts mining difficulty automatically every 2,016 blocks, or about once every two weeks, to keep block production stable at an average of one new block every 10 minutes. A difficulty increase usually reflects growth in total network computing power, either because more miners have joined the network or because existing miners have upgraded their equipment.
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