Zooming out, mining difficulty has risen by approximately 30% since a year ago when the figures were around 23.58 trillion.
According to the data compiled by BTC.com, the Bitcoin mining difficulty has hit a record high after rising by over 5% on April 27.
This development comes even as the crypto market has continued to struggle in gaining any meaningful momentum in recent months.
While some countries are still hung on to high taxation instead of bringing about regulatory clarity, a few others have taken a bold step towards addressing the latter.
After El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender, the Central African Republic followed suit and went on to become the first country in Africa to do so.