Today, July 26, 2025, the Bitcoin (BTC) network recorded a new difficulty adjustment. Although this procedure occurs weekly and the current change is insignificant, this time the oldest blockchain set three records at once.
Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, experienced a new mining difficulty adjustment today. According to data from Clover (formerly BTC.com), at block 907200, Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty increased by 1.07%, reaching 127.62 trillion. Although this is the smallest increase in the past six months, it set three records for the Bitcoin (BTC) network.
Firstly, its average hashrate is now over 1,000 ZH/s. This means that for the first time in history, Bitcoin’s (BTC) average hashrate has reached 1.05 ZH/s.
As such, Bitcoin (BTC) miners are now generating over a sextillion hashes per second, which is equivalent to 1 followed by 21 zeros. The competition to add the next block to the network has never been more intense.
In addition, the Bitcoin (BTC) network difficulty has reached a previously unseen 127.62 terahetrons. The significant increase in difficulty and hashrate clearly demonstrates the optimism of miners. Both indicators can only increase as more computers connect to the network and participate in block validation.
Last but not least, Bitcoin (BTC) block time has dropped to an impressive 8 minutes 42 seconds, 13% faster than the usual 10-minute estimates.
Moreover, the next difficulty correction expected in 13 days will also be small but positive.
Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin (BTC) difficulty has increased by nearly 30%, while the average Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate has risen by 70%.
Weekly difficulty adjustments are necessary to keep the network in a stable and predictable block production process.
Bitcoin (BTC) price reached $118,500 today amid moderate optimism among traders. BTC rose 0.5% today despite a decline in the overall capitalization of the crypto segment.
Source: cryptonews.net
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