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Bitcoin difficulty just retreated, but a more critical “survival metric” signals the mining sector is bleeding out

Bitcoin difficulty just retreated, but a more critical “survival metric” signals the mining sector is bleeding out

CryptoSlateCryptoSlate2026/01/17 16:09
By:CryptoSlate

Bitcoin’s first difficulty adjustment of 2026 was anything but dramatic. The network nudged the dial down to about 146.4 trillion, a pretty small retreat after the late-2025 grind higher. But small isn't the same as meaningless in mining, a business where margins are measured in fractions of a fraction and the main input (electricity) can […]

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