{"id":76837,"date":"2023-04-07T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T09:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=76837"},"modified":"2025-09-10T19:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:43:14","slug":"bitcoin-mining-difficulty-hits-a-new-high-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-hits-a-new-high-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin mining difficulty hits a new high"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a result of the latest adjustment Bitcoin mining difficulty<\/a> rose by 2.23%. The metric hit a new all-time high of 47.89 T.<\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin
Data: BTC.com<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Average hashrate over roughly two weeks since the previous adjustment also stood at a record 342.16 EH\/s. According to Glassnode<\/a>, the smoothed 7-day moving average rose above 350 EH\/s, before easing to around 340 EH\/s.<\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin
Data: Glassnode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In terms of pools, Foundry USA maintains a comfortable lead with a 34.31% share of the total hashrate. Following it is AntPool at 18.96%. These two entities control more than 53% of the network’s computing power (read ForkLog’s educational cards about 51% attack<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"BTC.com
Data: BTC.com<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since the start of the year, difficulty has risen by 35.4%, weighing on Bitcoin mining profitability. The rally in cryptocurrencies supported miners’ income. As of writing, digital gold is trading near $27,875 \u2014 about 68.5% above January levels (CoinGecko<\/a>).<\/p>\n

As of April 7, hashprice<\/span> stands at $0.076 per TH per day. A year ago the metric stood at $0.19, a decline of more than 60%, despite a partial recovery since the start of 2023.<\/p>\n

\"Hashrate
Data: Hashrate Index<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back in March, total miner revenue reached $757.8 million<\/a>, up 21% from February. In the last month of winter, the figure stood at $627.4 million<\/a> \u2014 up 4% from January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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