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BTC Mining Difficulty Significantly Rose Since the 2020 Halving
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Since the halving, happened on May 11, Bitcoin mining difficulty increased by 19.9%: from 16.195t to 19,315t.
From the beginning of the year, mining difficulty grew by 48.2%.
The higher difficulty, the more computing power is needed to mine the same number of blocks, what makes the network more secure against attacks.
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