After vaulting past the 1 Zettahash (Zh/s) threshold per second, the difficulty of mining Bitcoin rose 4.89%, reaching 136.04 trillion, a record high of 136.04 trillion. This adjustment was combined with a softening of Bitcoin prices to enhance pressure on mining participants.
Mining has become more difficult: Bitcoin pushes difficulties to a lifetime peak
According to the seven-day simple moving average (SMA), tracked by HashrateIndex.com, Bitcoin's total hash rate reached 1,013 exahashes per 1,013 seconds on September 2nd, with 1,000 EH/S above the iconic threshold equal to a single Zetahash.
Total hashrate SMA 7 days via HashrateIndex.com.
However, three days later, block 913248 was adjusted to more difficult as the average block time was deposited near 9 minutes and 32 seconds over a span of 2,016 blocks. The rise turned out to be a 4.89% jump, pushing the difficulty from 129.70 trillion to a massive 136.04 trillion. This difficulty adjustment applies uniformly to all miners regardless of scale.
It's difficult to change statistics via CloverPool.com.
In reality, the top share of workers does not decrease, but when the network raises the threshold, it loses weight as an indicator of proximity to hit the block. Now, after peaking at 1,013 EH/s, Bitcoin hashrate has retreated to around 961 EH/s.
The latest adjustments show that Bitcoin's self-correcting mechanism continues to form the rhythm of block production, reminding miners that efficiency is constantly being tested against network evolutionary standards. For participants, the changing balance highlights both the resilience of the system and the enduring contest of capital, energy, and ingenuity that defines the pursuit of block rewards in this digital field.
