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The Bitcoin mining difficulty hit a record high of 92.67 trillion on September 11, displaying intensifying competition on the network. The rise indicates greater security from surging collective computing power dedicated to mining Bitcoin.

Luxor describes its newly-released methodology for improving the accuracy of Bitcoin mining difficulty predictions.

Reviewing the difficulty changes in Bitcoin’s history demonstrates that the practice of mining is near-perfectly competitive and is becoming increasingly so.

The bears can’t keep miners down as data shows increasing hash rate — which could lead to some uncomfortable hash price realities.

Bitcoin network’s hash rate and mining difficulty have both made new all-time highs while price keeps constrained in a choppy range.

Bitcoin mining data from this latest quarter demonstrate that the industry is undergoing a Renaissance spurred by China’s ban.

The three mechanics are an important part of understanding Bitcoin on a technical level.

If the bitcoin price drops further, mining may become largely unprofitable. But the Bitcoin hash rate continues to trend upward.

As the market continues to tumble (and mining profits have dwindled), Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped by its largest percentile in seven years — the second largest downward correction in the cryptocurrency’s lifetime.

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased by 16.6 percent over the weekend, signaling that the network’s overall hash rate has also increased by a similar amount...