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title: "Bitcoin’s Difficulty Spikes by Nearly 8% as Payouts Decrease – The Heat is On!"
url: https://diffcoin.com/bitcoins-difficulty-spikes-by-nearly-8-as-payouts-decrease-the-heat-is-on/
description: "Bitcoin miners faced a 7.96% hike in difficulty on June 12, 2025, when block height 905184 was reached—pushing the number up to 126.27 trillion...."
published: 2025-07-12
updated: 2025-07-12
author: "Mila"
site: "Diffcoin"
---

# Bitcoin’s Difficulty Spikes by Nearly 8% as Payouts Decrease – The Heat is On!

## Overview

**Bitcoin** miners faced a 7.96% hike in difficulty on June 12, 2025, when block height 905184 was reached—pushing the number up to 126.27 trillion. Snagging BTC just got trickier. Saturday’s difficulty tweak pushed the level 7.96% higher, marking the ninth time it’s climbed this year, alongside five times it’s been dialed down. The difficulty figure […]