Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Decreases by 3.28%

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January 23, 2026

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Decreases by 3.28%

On January 22, following the latest adjustment, the mining difficulty of the leading cryptocurrency decreased by 3.28% to 141.67 T.

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Source: CloverPool.

The previous adjustment also saw a reduction of 1.2%. This marks the second consecutive correction.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s hash rate remains above 1 ZH/s. According to Glassnode, the seven-day moving average hash rate is at 1.01 ZH/s. On January 17, the value reached a local low of 977 EH/s.

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Source: Glassnode.

The largest share of the global hash rate is held by Foundry USA at 31.1%, followed by AntPool at 15.6%, and F2Pool at 9.8%.

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Source: CloverPool.

According to Hashrate Index, the hash price is at $38.4 per PH/s per day. Around mid-January, miners’ revenue per computational power reached $42.

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Source: Hashrate Index.

Earlier, on January 20, a solo miner mined block #933,034 on the Bitcoin network, earning a reward of 3.131 BTC ($289,191).

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