Bitcoin difficulty jumps 5.92% as miners ramp up after price surge

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty climbed 5.92 percent to 140.58 trillion, marking the third-largest increase of 2026. The adjustment came after the network’s total hashrate crossed 1,000 EH/s, reaching 1,024.96 EH/s.

Higher bitcoin prices lifted miner revenue, pushing hashprice above $41 per PH/s twice in the past month. Even after easing to $36.75 by mid-October, daily earnings stayed 6–9 percent above mid-September levels, drawing more machines online.

With blocks now produced faster than the usual ten-minute target, the next difficulty retarget around October 28 could add another 14 percent if current momentum holds.

Based on information from cryptonews.net