Bitcoin mining complexity has set a new historical record

on February 9, 2025, the difficulty of mining bitcoin BTC $96,639.61 Bitcoin -1.01% Market capitalization $1.92 trillion VOL. 24 hours $2.01 billion increased by 5.61% and updated its historical high, reaching 114.17 T. At the same time, the average hashrate of the network reached 838.20 EH/s, which indicates record miner activity.

The mining difficulty is a relative indicator that determines how much more difficult it is to find new blocks compared to the easiest period in the network’s history. The Bitcoin system automatically adjusts this parameter every 2016 blocks (approximately once every two weeks). The higher the difficulty, the more computing resources and electricity are required for successful mining.

The growth of this indicator reflects the activation of miners and increased competition. It also approaches the date of the next halving, an event during which the reward for a block is halved. The last halving took place on April 20, 2024, and the next one is expected in 2028.

The next recalculation of the mining difficulty is expected to take place on February 23, 2025. Interestingly, a few weeks ago, the difficulty was briefly reduced due to abnormal cold weather in the United States, which caused a temporary reduction in the capacity of mining farms. However, the current record update indicates a rapid recovery and further development of the industry.