Bitcoin mining difficulty rebounds 15% as US miners recover from winter outages

February 20, 2026 1 min read 10 views

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty climbed to 144.4 trillion after January storms briefly slashed hash rate, while some US miners offset downtime by selling electricity back to the grid.

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Bitcoin mining difficulty rebounds 15% as US miners recover from winter outages

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