Bitcoin mining difficulty fell by 5% — ForkLog

# Bitcoin mining difficulty fell by 5%

As a result of another difficulty adjustment, the mining difficulty of the first cryptocurrency decreased by 5%—to 127.17 T.

Source: CloverPool. In mid-June, the figure dropped by 10.09%, but then recovered by 7.15%.

At the start of the year, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty was 148.26 T, which was about 17% higher than the current value. The gap from the historical high of 155.27 T recorded in October 2025 reached 22%.

The average hash rate at the time of writing has recovered to levels above 1 ZH/s, and the block interval has shortened to nine minutes. The forecast at the time of writing does not suggest a notable adjustment to the metric.

According to Glassnode, the smoothed seven-day moving average hash rate is 864.4 EH/s. At its peak in October, the network’s computing power reached 1.15 ZH/s and since then has shown a stable downward trend.

Source: Glassnode. Based on data from Hashrate Index, amid the drop in difficulty, the hashprice rose from ~$30 per PH/s per day to ~$32. The mining profitability metric rebounded from the local lows at the beginning of the month at around $27 per PH/s per day, but is still significantly below the $40 value that is considered an approximate break-even threshold for operations

Source: Hashrate Index. Recall that amid pressure on Bitcoin mining profitability, miners accelerated their shift to AI.