I noticed that the Bitcoin network difficulty recently dropped by 1.1% — this is good news for miners. The block validation process has become a little easier, although overall Bitcoin network difficulty remains high. Such adjustments occur approximately every two weeks and depend on how much computing power is connected to the network. When miners turn off equipment due to high electricity bills or simply redirect their computations to other networks, the Bitcoin network difficulty automatically adapts. This time, the decrease reflects such a scenario — apparently, some of the mining power has exited the network. It's interesting to observe how the system balances itself. If the difficulty drops even further, it could attract new miners back into the network.