Bitcoin mining difficulty rises slightly after latest adjustment

Bitcoin mining difficulty has increased by 0.51% after the latest adjustment, according to an update posted Sunday evening on BTC.com. The network’s hash rate has fallen 3.8% since Nov. 6, the date of the last update to mining difficulty, according to data compiled by The Block Research.

The gain in difficulty, along with a slight decrease in an update earlier in the month, represented a slowdown after it rose by 3.4% and 13.6% in the two previous updates in October.