Massive Bitcoin Difficulty Cut Looms After Hashrate Loses Nearly 250 EH/s

As an Arctic storm front batters multiple U.S. states, bitcoin mining activity across the country has pulled back sharply, with American-based operators scaling down operations to ease pressure on the power grid during a difficult stretch. As a result, Bitcoin’s network hashrate has declined notably, with current data placing total hashpower between 800 and 875 … Read more

Report: Arctic Storm Front Disrupts US Bitcoin Mining, Block Times Stretch Past 12 Minutes

On Sunday morning around 10 a.m., theminermag.com—a platform tracking bitcoin mining news, data, research, and analysis—reported that Foundry USA has seen roughly 60% of its hashrate vanish as miners dial back production, with an Arctic cold front expected to barrel into several states. Storm-Driven Curtailment Pushes Bitcoin Block Times Higher A massive winter storm, powered … Read more

Bitcoin Difficulty Slides to September 2025 Levels as Miner Margins Stay Squeezed

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty eased on Thursday, sliding 3.28% from 146.47 trillion to 141.67 trillion—a level not seen since September 2025, and a welcome breather after months of grind. The adjustment should favor bitcoin miners, especially as revenue per petahash (PH/s) has slipped 5.45% over the past week, making this recalibration feel less like charity and … Read more

Bitcoin’s Hashrate Slips Below 1 Zettahash After Months at Record Power

After a steady stretch of flexing above the 1,000 exahash per second (EH/s) — a clean 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) — line, Bitcoin’s network hashpower has dipped back under the 1 ZH/s bar and is now clocking in at 988 EH/s. Hashpower Pulls Back From Highs as Difficulty Relief Looms Bitcoin’s overall hashrate slipped … Read more

Bitcoin Miners End 2025 in the Red, but Early 2026 Offers a Path Forward

After a lackluster November, bitcoin miners collected even slimmer proceeds in the final month of 2025, with revenue tallying roughly $1.21 billion—marking the year’s second-softest monthly showing. December Delivers Pain for Bitcoin Miners, but the Worst May Be Passing Although conditions are improving for bitcoin miners in 2026, December’s revenue still ranked as the second … Read more

2025: The Year Bitcoin Mining Reached Zettahash Scale and Redefined Network Security

Bitcoin’s mining sector spent 2025 rewriting the record books, powering the network from an already massive 801 exahashes per second at the start of the year into the historic zettahash era by September. Bitcoin’s Miners Powered Through Thin Fees This Year but Still Broke Into the Zettahash Era Bitcoin’s 2025 mining story begins with a … Read more

Bitcoin Mining Revenue Remains Thin — Yet Hashrate Refuses to Blink

Bitcoin has logged a third consecutive difficulty cut, and even with miner revenues under pressure, the network’s computing muscle is still holding firm above the 1.1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) mark. Bitcoin Hashrate Holds the Line as Difficulty Slides for the Third Time and Revenues Remain Tighter Than Ever Miners have successfully kept the network … Read more

Another Difficulty Cut Hits Bitcoin — Miners Grab a Rare Moment of Relief

At block height 923328, the Bitcoin blockchain logged its 23rd difficulty adjustment of the year, marking the seventh downward shift in 2025 and easing the mining process by 2.37% for those pursuing the next block reward. Bitcoin Miners Catch a Break as Network Difficulty Slides On Wednesday, the Bitcoin network registered a 2.37% dip in … Read more

Bitcoin Miners Feel the Heat After 6.31% Difficulty Jump and Falling Hashprice

Bitcoin miners just got hit with a hefty 6.31% bump in difficulty this week, pushing the rating to a hefty 155.97 trillion. Even so, miners kept the hashrate roaring above the 1,100 exahash per second (EH/s) mark, with block times clocking in close to the classic 10-minute rhythm. Bitcoin Miners Face the Squeeze Despite Modest … Read more