Following the latest adjustment, the mining difficulty of the leading cryptocurrency decreased by 5% to 127.17 T.
In mid-June, the metric fell by 10.09% but later recovered by 7.15%.
At the beginning of the year, Bitcoin’s difficulty was 148.26 T, approximately 17% higher than the current level. The gap from the all-time high of 155.27 T recorded in October 2025 has reached 22%.
The average hash rate at the time of writing has recovered to above 1 ZH/s, and the block interval has shortened to nine minutes. The forecast at the time of writing does not anticipate a significant adjustment to the metric.
According to Glassnode, the seven-day moving average smoothed hash rate is 864.4 EH/s. At its peak in October, the network’s computational power reached 1.15 ZH/s and has shown a steady decline since then.
According to Hashrate Index, amid the decline in difficulty, the hash price rose from ~$30 per PH/s per day to ~$32. The mining profitability metric has rebounded from early-month lows of around $27 per PH/s per day but remains significantly below the approximate breakeven point of $40.
Earlier, amid pressure on Bitcoin mining profitability, miners accelerated their transition to AI.
