The Bitcoin mining difficulty has once again undergone a change, reaching an all-time high of 86.4 billion ahead of the crypto's next halving.
This latest adjustment, which took place on April 10, marked a 3.4% increase in difficulty from the previous level of 83 billion, set on March 28.
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As the historic halving event approaches, Bitcoin mining difficulty continues to rise, with the next adjustment expected in 13 days, on April 24, according to data from BTC.com.
With halving expected in 8 days, on April 19, according to M2 data, this latest adjustment is likely to be the last before halving occurs.
Bitcoin mining difficulty is a measure of the difficulty and complexity of mining new blocks or solving mathematical problems under bitcoin's proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism.
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