Bitcoin) (BTC) mining difficulty fell to 146.7 trillion on Friday as the network hashrate, the average of the total computing power dedicated to securing the decentralized protocol, hit an all-time high of over 1.2 trillion hashes per second.
BTC mining difficulty The difficulty of the adjustment is now down about 2.7% compared to the high level reached in the last period (over 150.8 trillion) CoinWarz.
The hashrate of the network reached a new high on Tuesday. It remains above 1.2 billion, even though it is a slight drop from its previous high. data CryptoQuant also forecasts: CoinWarz also forecast:
“The next difficulty adjustment is estimated to take place on Oct 29, 2025, 08:14:49 AM UTC, increasing the Bitcoin mining difficulty from 146.72 T to 156.92 T, which will take place in 1,474 blocks.”
As hashrate increases, miners are forced to use more computing power to create blocks for the Bitcoin ledger. This puts even greater pressure on already-stressed miners. grappling with trade policiesReduced block rewards and competition
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Mining companies are looking for alternative sources of revenue, but supply chain problems could arise.
Companies continue to look for other revenue streams as a way to compensate for the decline in mining of digital currencies. diversifying into AI data centers High-performance computing includes a wide range of technologies.
Core Scientific, Hut 8 and IREN will all reallocate resources to AI data centers by 2024 in order to increase profits and decrease reliance on crypto-mining revenue.
As both industries are competing for energy, tensions have arisen between miner and AI infrastructure provider due to the shift towards AI datacenters. access to cheap energy sources They are able to run their business with the power of solar energy.
Mining continues to grow despite new revenue streams. face regulatory challenges The US president Donald Trump’s trade tariffs have exacerbated supply chain problems and sparked a flurry of disputes.
Tariffs increase the cost of acquiring mining hardware Miners are at a distinct disadvantage in areas that have tariffs on these products. They can’t compete with miners from other jurisdictions who don’t pay the additional tariffs.
If trade tensions continue to increase between China and the US, export controls on computer processorsIt could become more difficult for hardware to be acquired if chips or other electronics are used.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
