Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Has Remained Below Its ATH for 374 Consecutive Days, Setting an All-Time Record

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has spent 374 consecutive days below its all-time high of 155.97 T (set on October 29, 2025), officially marking the longest such stretch in the network’s history and surpassing the previous 364-day record from the 2011 crash as well as the 253-day gap following China’s 2021 mining ban. The protracted plateau is driven by muted BTC price action (~$76,000) and escalating overhead, prompting publicly listed miners to liquidate Bitcoin reserves and pivot site power toward AI colocation.