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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops More Than Estimated
20.5.2020
Starting today, mining Bitcoin (BTC) has become easier than in the end of April.
On Wednesday morning (UTC time), BTC mining difficulty, a measure showing how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, dropped by 6%, to 15.14 T, while a week ago, some analysts estimated a c. 2% drop. In April...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops by 6% In First Adjustment After Halving
20.5.2020
The Bitcoin network just fine-tuned a key parameter to coax back miners who quit after last week's halving hammered their profits
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Adjustment Might Help Adjust Heavy Fees Too
19.5.2020
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With Bitcoin (BTC) fees reaching new highs this year, the hammer that could knock it back down may be the imminent mining difficulty adjustment.
As reported, both Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) fees have been on the rise in the past week. According to Bitinfocharts.com...
First Mover: Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment Feels Like Post-Halving Easing Party
19.5.2020
Bitcoin mining is set to get easier, as the network undergoes an expected difficulty adjustment on Tuesday – the first since last week's reward halving
Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX Launches Bitcoin Hashrate Futures
15.5.2020
On Friday, Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX launched a hashrate futures tool that allows Bitcoin (BTC) miners to hedge against mining difficulty risk. Hashrate, the amount of processing power dedicated to a Bitcoin network at a given time, determines the strength and security of the network....
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Nears All-Time High in Final Adjustment Before Halving
5.5.2020
Bitcoin mining difficulty increased to 16.10 trillion (T) on Tuesday, close to the network’s all-time high of 16.55 T recorded in March
New Mining Difficulty Record Cancelled Right Before Bitcoin Halving
1.5.2020
Four days before the next Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty adjustment, the previously estimated all-time high is nowhere in sight. Not only will there not be a new record, but along with the falling hashrate, the difficulty is now expected to drop.
Major Bitcoin mining pool BTC.com's latest...
Mining Difficulty Might Reach All-Time High Before Bitcoin Halving
21.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty just saw its biggest rise in six months and it's estimated it'll reach an all-time high in two weeks.
Bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure showing how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, just went through another adjustment, and the numbers were close to what...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For Biggest Jump Since Mid-September
20.4.2020
After a historic crash in March and partial recovery, Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is set to see its biggest jump since mid-September last year, threatening to push more miners out of the market less than three weeks before the BTC mining reward halving.
Another mining difficulty adjustment...
No More Relief for Bitcoin Miners - Mining Difficulty to Increase Again
7.4.2020
The previously expected even bigger relief for the Bitcoin (BTC) miners is not coming. Instead, starting tomorrow, Bitcoin mining difficulty, used as a measure for how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is set to increase as more miners turned their machines on in the past two weeks....
Capitulation? BTC Battered by Biggest Mining Difficulty Drop Since 2011
30.3.2020
BTC selling from miners could be impacting the price on spot exchanges, taking a closer look at Bitcoin’s mining difficulty provides some useful insights
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Historic Drop, Even Larger Might Be Coming
26.3.2020
After the second-largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty drop, the next one might be even bigger and provide even stronger relief to miners.
As predicted, Bitcoin mining difficulty (a measure telling us how hard it is to compete for mining rewards) has just dropped - but instead of 5.8% estimated...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Second Biggest Percentage Drop in Its History
26.3.2020
Competition among Bitcoin miners has eased up, as the recent price drop thinned the herd, fresh data shows
Bitcoin Hashrate, Mining Difficulty Hit New Highs and Inefficient Miners
9.3.2020
As Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty and hashrate hit new highs, less efficient miners, hurt by the virus outbreak, new-generation rigs, and falling BTC prices, may be out of business.
Bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure that shows how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, has hit yet another...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Slips For the First Time in 2020 + More News
26.2.2020
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After five consecutive increases, the Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 0.38% on February 25, and is estimated...
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Stagnates as Coronavirus Outbreak Delays New Equipment
12.2.2020
A key measure of competition among bitcoin miners has stagnated in the past two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts economic activity in China
Pre-Bitcoin Halving Race Pushes Mining Difficulty to Record High
14.1.2020
As Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty and hashrate are reaching new all-time highs, the Cryptoverse is discussing the meaning behind it, and it seems unlikely that the miners are capitulating ahead of the Bitcoin mining reward halving in May.
As reported by Cryptonews.com in October 2019, miners will...
This Metric Suggests Bitcoin Has Bottomed Out
10.1.2020
Bitcoin likely carved out a major price bottom in December, according to a non-price metric, which has proved as a reliable price indicator in the past
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, Hash Rate Up; Miner Capitulation Postponed?
22.11.2019
While the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is dropping, the mining difficulty and hash rate went up. This has led some market observers to believe that we may not see a mass miner capitulation yet.
When the price drops and mining revenues decrease, miners who struggle to earn profits are forced to shut...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Estimated to Drop Again + More Crypto News
11.11.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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After seven increases in a row, the Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 7.1% on November 8 and is estimated...