Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Has Never Stayed Below Its Peak for This Long

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has now spent 374 days below its October 2025 all-time high, the longest such stretch in the network’s history, beating a record set after the 2011 crash. Economist and author Saifedean Ammous flagged the milestone on Saturday, writing that Bitcoin difficulty has been below its all-time high for more than a year , adding: Difficulty is the measure of how hard it is to find a new block.

Source: Bitcoin.com News