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Bitcoin mining difficulty set to rise 6.7% as price stays below JPMorgan cost estimate
Bitcoin's mining difficulty is scheduled to increase by about 6.7% on Friday, the largest jump since June 27, according to mempool.space data. The cryptocurrency was trading near $82,300, roughly 3% below JPMorgan's estimate that it costs $85,000 to mine one coin. Hash rate remains close to 1,000 exahashes per second, while hashprice stood at $39.18 and would fall to about $36.70 after the reset. CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said miners are no longer pressured to sell, and Luxor's Hashrate Index warned of a weaker six‑month revenue outlook.