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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Rises, Extending Recovery After China Crackdown

August 26, 2021
Source: coindesk.com coindesk.com
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Bitcoin’s mining difficulty – a measure of the amount of computing resources required to mine bitcoin – has increased for the third time in a row , in yet another sign of the network’s staying power following a crackdown on the industry earlier this year by authorities in China. Mining difficulty is a key element of the Bitcoin blockchain’s built-in self-stabilizing mechanisms. When more crypto miners are operating on the network, blocks tend to be discovered or mined more quickly. As miners drop off the network, they are found less frequently. To compensate, the blockchain’s programming automatically adjusts periodically to...
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