Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops by 10%

Bitcoin's mining difficulty has experienced a significant drop of 10.09%, now standing at 124.93 TH. This marks the largest decline since early February when a similar drop of 11.16% occurred due to a winter storm in the United States.

The current difficulty reflects a nearly 16% decrease from the year's beginning level of 148.26 TH, and it is now about 20% lower than the all-time high of 155.27 TH reached in October 2025.

As of now, the average hash rate has fallen to 740 EH/s, resulting in an increased inter-block interval of 12 minutes. Predictions indicate that further reductions in mining difficulty may be on the horizon.

Data from Glassnode shows that the smoothed seven-day moving average hash rate is at 888.4 EH/s. Recent reports suggest that the decline in mining difficulty is attributed to several factors, including a decrease in Bitcoin prices, miners pivoting towards AI-related services, and the onset of summer in Texas, where many miners are part of a load-balancing program that reduces power usage during peak times.

Additionally, the hash price has seen an uptick in the past day, rising from approximately $29.4 to $32.7 per PH/s.