Bitcoin difficulty leaps 5.61% to a staggering 114.17 trillion

The recent increase in Bitcoin’s mining difficulty by 5.61% emphasizes the ongoing challenges miners face, now set at 114.17 trillion. This adjustment underlines the growing demands of block validation, as miners adapt to a heightened level of computational complexity.

Despite the rising difficulty, block intervals are quicker than the normal 10 minutes, averaging around 9 minutes 29 seconds. A noticeable decline in hashrate by 32.79 EH/s from February 7, 2025, suggests miners are operating under increasing stress to successfully mine new blocks.