Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Has Never Stayed Below Its Peak for This Long
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Bitcoin's mining difficulty has stayed below its October 2025 all-time high for 374 days, the longest such stretch in network history and longer than the post-2011 crash record. Economist Saifedean Ammous flagged the milestone on Saturday. Prolonged difficulty stagnation signals weak hash-rate growth and miner stress, a bearish backdrop for BTC even though it does not directly set price.
