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I noticed that the current difficulty of Bitcoin experienced a new adjustment a few days ago. It increased by 3.87% and is now at 138.97 T, according to data I saw circulating. This means that miners are having a harder time validating blocks.
What caught my attention is that the network's hash rate is quite strong, around 986.02 EH/s. With Bitcoin's difficulty increasing more and more, it makes sense that more people are investing in mining hardware. The adjustment happened at block 943,488, back in early April.
From what I understand, the next adjustment should occur in about 14 days. The network continues to adapt as more computational power enters the game. It's interesting to follow how the current Bitcoin difficulty evolves in the upcoming cycles.