Block Hunt Intensifies as Bitcoin Difficulty Increases by 1.07%
According to the latest data, the Bitcoin network difficulty increased by 1.07% on July 25, making it slightly more difficult to find blocks. The current difficulty of 127.62 trillion represents the most serious mining challenge the network has ever put to its participants.
Bitcoin Mining Is On The Rise Due To New Difficulty Increase
Bitcoin blocks have become slightly harder to find following a 1.07% difficulty increase at block 907200 about 14 hours ago. Despite the increase, the network hashrate remains at 933.61 exahashes per second (EH/s) at the time of writing, close to its all-time high. Meanwhile, the hashrate is trading at $58.67 per petahash, still higher than it was on June 26.
Bitcoin difficulty approaches 150 trillion mark.
Since the start of 2025, Bitcoin has experienced nine difficulty increases and five difficulty decreases. In total, these increases amounted to 32.24%, while the decreases amounted to approximately 16.54%. Looking at the last three years — starting with block 745920 on July 21, 2022 — the network has experienced 69 difficulty increases, resulting in a total increase of 410.09%. Over the same period, which spans 1,101 days, the difficulty has decreased 32 times, for a total decrease of 89.17%.
Bitcoin’s steadily rising difficulty reflects the fierce competition in mining, indicating continued confidence and investment from major players. The slight increase in difficulty, despite already reaching historical highs, suggests that miners are not losing hope. Given the consistently positive dynamics of the hash rate, operators seem willing to accept lower margins, betting on the long-term sustainability of the network and the potential growth of Bitcoin’s market path.
The next difficulty change is currently expected to occur around August 7, 2025, with blocks appearing faster than the usual ten minutes. The average time is currently 9 minutes 21 seconds, and if this pace continues, the forecast is for a 6.83% increase. However, there is still plenty of time, and this estimate could change in either direction over the next 12 days. As long as miners adjust their settings with each change, the Bitcoin protocol functions with impartial precision.
Source: cryptonews.net
