BTC mining difficulty just spiked 15%. Price didn't.
Published: February 20, 2026
Duration: 11:24
ETF outflows hit $4B in five weeks. Mining difficulty jumped 15%. Bitcoin sits at $67,526. Miners are more bullish than markets.
Today's key developments:
• $4B in Bitcoin ETF outflows over five weeks. Another $166M walked out the door yesterday.
• Bitcoin mining difficulty spiked 15% to 144.4T, the largest increase since 2021. Hashrate rebounded to 1 ZH/s.
• Options markets still pricing panic premiums even as Bitcoin bounces above $68,000. Put skew remains elevated.
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Today's key developments:
• $4B in Bitcoin ETF outflows over five weeks. Another $166M walked out the door yesterday.
• Bitcoin mining difficulty spiked 15% to 144.4T, the largest increase since 2021. Hashrate rebounded to 1 ZH/s.
• Options markets still pricing panic premiums even as Bitcoin bounces above $68,000. Put skew remains elevated.
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