🔶Bitcoin's mining difficulty has once again reached a historic high after a recent recalculation, increasing by a marginal 0.35%. The difficulty now stands at a record 57.32 T.

The average hashrate over the period since the last adjustment was 410.27 EH/s. The block time interval remains close to the protocol's intended 10 minutes.

According to Glassnode, the 7-day smoothed moving average reached a peak of 427.15 EH/s on September 20, before undergoing a correction and currently stands at 414.55 EH/s.

Based on the Hashrate Index, the cost of hashpower is $62.24 per PH/s per day. This metric has decreased by approximately 5% compared to the value at the time of the last difficulty adjustment, which was around $65.5.

On October 2, with Bitcoin surpassing the $28,000 level, this metric briefly recorded a nearly two-week high of $63.75 per PH/s per day.