Bitcoin is trading at $67,778.9 with a 1.11% gain over the past 24 hours, fluctuating between roughly $65,733 and $67,924 on the 1-day chart as it rebounds toward the top of its recent range. On the 4-hour timeframe, BTC has moved above the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement at $67,661 and is now targeting the 0.5 level at $68,287, with further resistance seen near the 0.618 retracement around $68,914. The broader trend remains under pressure with declines of 23.26% over 30 days and 41.26% over 180 days, while an ADX reading near 13 points to weak trend strength, increasing the chance of consolidation or a pullback toward $67,661 or even the 0.236 level at about $66,886 if buyers fail to secure a strong 4-hour close above the 0.5 Fib. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez has highlighted BTC's break above $67,400 as a short-term bullish sign, noting $68,900 as the next upside level, with additional resistance and targets cited at $69,800, $70,800, and a broader resistance area near $71,600.

Bitcoin network mining difficulty increased 15%, marking the largest rise since 2021. The jump occurred as BTC price remained down and miner profits fell to multiyear lows.

Bitcoin's Lightning Network exceeded $1 billion in monthly transaction volume, River data show. The milestone reflects payment activity conducted over the Lightning Network during the latest monthly period.

Bitcoin addresses holding between 0.1 and 1 BTC increased their balances to a 15-month high, accumulating +1.05% since the October all-time high, Santiment data show. Wallets holding between 1 and 10 BTC declined to a 38-month low in holdings during the same period.

Bitcoin Lightning Network monthly transaction volume has topped $1 billion, River data show. The milestone marks the first time monthly activity on the Lightning Network has crossed the $1 billion threshold.

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose 15% to 144.4T, the largest increase since 2021, after a prior 12% drop, Odaily Planet Daily reports. Network hashrate recovered from 826 EH/s to 1 ZH/s, while hashprice—miners' daily revenue per unit of hashrate—hovers near a multiyear low of about $23.9/PH/s. Bitcoin retreated from a record high of roughly $126,500 to $60,000 and has since rebounded to around $67,000. Some listed mining firms are shifting resources toward AI, with Bitfarms announcing a rebrand to emphasize AI infrastructure and activist investor Starboard pushing Riot Platforms to expand its AI data center operations.

Bitcoin whale activity has pushed the 30-day average inflow to Binance to $8.3 billion, the highest level since 2024, CryptoQuant data show. The data provider noted that such large exchange inflows are often associated with distribution or portfolio repositioning by major holders.

Bitcoin mining difficulty rose 15% to 144.4 T, marking the largest increase since 2021, CoinDesk reported. The jump follows a 12% decline during U.S. winter storms, with the network hash rate now rebounding to 1 ZH/s.

Bitcoin mining difficulty increased 14.73% to 144.4 T at block height 937,440 on Feb. 20 at 02:54:35 Beijing Time, Cloverpool data cited by BlockBeats show. The network's seven-day average hash rate stands at 1.05 ZH/s.