#BTC The difficulty of Bitcoin surges 15% despite price drops.
While the price of bitcoin struggles to recover its highs, the network, in turn, shows ironclad health. The mining difficulty has just recorded its largest increase since 2021, a paradox that deserves attention.
The mining difficulty of Bitcoin explodes 15% This is a surprising number. On February 18, 2025, the Bitcoin network recorded a difficulty adjustment of +15%, raising it to 144.4 trillion (T). An increase that the network had not seen since 2021, precisely since the famous adjustment after the mining ban in China, which at the time pushed the difficulty up by 22%.
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