Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Is Set to Reach Record High Amid Surging Hashrate

Bitcoin BTC mining difficulty is on track to reach a new all-time high sometime around midnight UTC in a sign of increased participation by miners that makes the blockchain more secure.The adjustment is likely to finalize within the next 100 blocks, with projections showing the measure will rise about 4% to 126.95 trillion (T), eclipsing the current 123 T record. Difficulty was 109 T at the start of the year, according to Coinwarz source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/30/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-is-set-to-reach-record-high-amid-surging-hashrate