Bitcoin mining difficulty drops by 10% - ForkLog

# The difficulty of mining Bitcoin has plummeted by 10%

As a result of the latest recalculation, the mining difficulty of the first cryptocurrency decreased by 10.09% — to 124.93 T.

Source: CloverPool. This marked the largest drop since early February. At that time, amid a winter storm in the US, there was an 11.16% crash. However, the value quickly recovered with a rise of 14.73% afterward.

At the beginning of the year, Bitcoin's difficulty was 148.26 T and has already retreated from that level by nearly 16%. The gap from the October 2025 record high of 155.27 T is approaching 20%.

The average hash rate at the time of writing has fallen to 740 EH/s, and the inter-block interval has increased to 12 minutes. The forecast suggests further difficulty reduction.

According to Glassnode, the smoothed seven-day moving average of the hash rate is 888.4 EH/s.

Source: Glassnode. In TheEnergyMag, the decline was linked to the drop in Bitcoin's price, ongoing shift of miners' capacities to AI services, and the start of the summer season in Texas. Many crypto miners based in the state participate in load balancing programs, disconnecting equipment during peak consumption periods.

According to Hashrate Index, over the past 24 hours, the hash price increased from approximately $29.4 per PH/s per day to $32.7.

Source: Hashrate Index. Recall that in June, on-chain data indicated miner capitulation.