A cryptocurrency’s mining difficulty reflects how challenging (and time-consuming) it is to get the correct hash for each block. A unit of measurement used in the Bitcoin mining process is called mining difficulty (as an example). The difficulty indicates the complexity of the sophisticated cryptographic puzzle in question. The number of miners in the network significantly impacts whether mining new blocks become more or less challenging over time. The mining of a cryptocurrency becomes more challenging the more miners there are. However, since they essentially maintain the goal block time constant, increases in difficulty are typically necessary.
Use Bitcoin as an example. The number of computers participating in the peer-to-peer network grows due to cryptocurrency gaining popularity. With more members and significantly more computer power, the hash power of the entire network increases as the miners fight against one another for finite block rewards.
Bitcoin’s average block time is 10 minutes, give or take; thus, the difficulty must be changed to maintain this level.
