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Bitcoin mining difficulty jumps 15%, posting record absolute increase as hashrate rebounds after US winter storm

DATE POSTED:February 20, 2026

Bitcoin mining difficulty jumped 14.7% to 144.4T in a record absolute increase as hashrate rebounded after U.S. winter storm curtailments.