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Litecoin Mining Difficulty Is Hitting New Highs, Foundation Says
The network’s mining difficulty peaked on Friday, indicating increased competition for miner rewards.
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Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin: dificultad de minería alcanza su máximo histórico y ejerce mayor presión sobre mineros
El indicador de dificultad aumentó 13,55% desde el último ajuste, efectuado hace aproximadamente dos semanas, lo que supone el mayor movimiento desde mayo de 2021.
Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to All-Time High, Putting Additional Squeeze on Miners
The difficulty gauge rose 13.55% from the last adjustment roughly two weeks ago, the largest such move since May 2021.
Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

La dificultad de minado de bitcoin alcanza su pico máximo. (Sam Ewen/CoinDesk)
La dificultad de minado de bitcoin alcanza un máximo histórico
El aumento en la dificultad de la minería se produce cuando el hashrate se mantiene fuerte, a pesar de que el precio de bitcoin está bajando.
La dificultad de minado de bitcoin alcanza su pico máximo. (Sam Ewen/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Edges to All-Time High
The bump in mining difficulty comes as hashrate remains strong, despite bitcoin’s price edging downward.
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Suggestions That Bitcoin Halving Might Come Sooner Are Mostly Wrong
Bitcoin’s hashrate is reaching all-time highs, and it’s causing confusion about “the halvening” on Twitter.
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Bitcoin Miners' Profitability May Narrow as Mining Difficulty Hits Second-Biggest Increase This Year
Bitcoin miners are stepping up production as the weather cools down, so the network automatically adjusted to increase the difficulty of mining a block.
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Poised to Spike by Most Since January Amid Colder Weather
Some analysts are starting to see this as start of a new seasonal trend in bitcoin mining
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Sell-Side Analysts Trim Targets for Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain
Earlier this week, Argo lowered its year-end hashrate outlook from 5 EH/s to 3.2 EH/s.
Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Mineros de bitcoin están desconectando sus equipos por los altos precios de electricidad y las olas de calor. (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin: la dificultad de minado registra su mayor caída desde julio de 2021
Es el tercer ajuste a la baja consecutivo, el primero de este tipo en un año.
Mineros de bitcoin están desconectando sus equipos por los altos precios de electricidad y las olas de calor. (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)