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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High: What It Means for Miners
Bitcoin's mining difficulty has reached a new all-time high of 108T, squeezing margins for less efficient operations while rewarding miners with the latest ASIC hardware.
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Marcus Webb
Quantitative analyst and AI trading systems specialist.
Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjustment hit a new all-time high of 108 trillion (108T) in the latest epoch, reflecting the unprecedented amount of computational power directed at securing the network. The global hashrate has reached 920 EH/s, up 45% year-over-year.
Economics for Miners
For miners running older S19 generation hardware, the difficulty spike has pushed break-even electricity costs below $0.03/kWh in many jurisdictions. However, operators with the latest Bitmain S21 Pro (335 TH/s, 16.5 J/TH) and MicroBT M66S hardware remain profitable at electricity costs up to $0.08/kWh.
