⛏️ Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Has Fallen More Than 20% From Its Peak Bitcoin network hash rate dropped around 12% this month, while mining difficulty has now fallen more than 20% from its November 2025 peak — the sharpest decline since China’s mining ban in 2021.

🔸 The main reason:
The estimated cost to mine 1 BTC is currently hovering around ~$78K.But since February, Bitcoin has mostly traded in the low-to-mid $60K range, putting heavy pressure on miners’ profitability.
⚡ As a result:
• Large mining companies are increasingly pivoting toward AI infrastructure
• Smaller miners are shutting down machines to avoid operating at a lossStill, Bitcoin’s self-balancing mechanism is once again starting to work.
📈 Lower mining difficulty means the miners who remain online can earn more BTC with less competition.
In fact, mining revenue has already rebounded roughly 13% following the latest difficulty adjustment. A similar pattern happened after China’s 2021 mining crackdown:
Difficulty collapsed nearly 28% — a record at the time — before the network gradually stabilized again.
Bitcoin’s mining economy may be under pressure…but the protocol was designed to adapt exactly for moments like this.
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