Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining difficulty has plateaued since the beginning of November and saw a 0.19 percent drop on Nov. 7 following its latest adjustment, according to CryptoSlate’s analysis of Glassnode data. The chart above shows that mining difficulty has jumped significantly starting August all the way through November. The difficulty level reached a new high of 36.84 trillion. Mining Bitcoin is increasingly difficult as the market is in the midst of increasing energy prices, exacerbated by inflation, depressed crypto prices, and a looming global recession.