Following the latest recalculation, the mining difficulty of the first cryptocurrency has decreased by 10.09%, bringing it down to 124.93 TH.
Source: CloverPool.This marks the largest decline since early February, when a drop of 11.16% was recorded due to a winter storm in the U.S. However, that decrease was followed by a rebound of 14.73%.
At the beginning of the year, Bitcoin's difficulty was at 148.26 TH, representing a nearly 16% decline from that level. The gap from the historical high of 155.27 TH recorded in October 2025 has now approached 20%.
The average hash rate at the time of writing has fallen to 740 EH/s, with the inter-block interval increasing to 12 minutes. Forecasts suggest further reductions in difficulty.
According to Glassnode, the smoothed seven-day moving average hash rate stands at 888.4 EH/s.
Source: Glassnode.As reported by TheEnergyMag, the decline in difficulty is linked to the drop in Bitcoin prices, ongoing shifts by miners to provide services in the AI sector, and the onset of the summer season in Texas. Many cryptocurrency miners based in the state participate in a load-balancing program for the power grid, turning off equipment during peak consumption periods.
According to Hashrate Index, the hash price has increased over the past 24 hours from approximately $29.4 per PH/s per day to $32.7.
Source: Hashrate Index.It is worth noting that on-chain data in June indicated miner capitulation.