As the Bitcoin network hash rate continues to recover amid global miners accumulating more capacity, the cryptocurrency is getting increasingly difficult to mine. On Tuesday, the Bitcoin network posted another mining difficulty adjustment, rising 3.2% to hit a difficulty rate of nearly 19 trillion, according to data from blockchain explorer BTC.com. The latest adjustment makes up the fifth consecutive surge of Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining difficulty since mid-July, with the difficulty rate increasing more than 31% from around 13.7 trillion, the lowest difficulty level since June 2020.