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This week, Bitcoin’s difficulty epoch at block height 953568 delivered the year’s second-steepest downward adjustment to date. Following this weekend’s recalibration and looking ahead to the next two weeks, the latest difficulty reading of 124.93 trillion now stands as the lowest level recorded in 2026 and the weakest mark posted since July 12, 2025. Difficulty … Read more
Bitcoin is changing hands near $63,500, a level analyst Charles Edwards says lines up with the network’s average production cost, i.e. the threshold where the typical miner stops turning a profit. Miners Squeezed to the Break-Even Line The recent selloff has dragged bitcoin back to a price band that has historically marked long-term value. In … Read more
With bitcoin prices sliding to levels not witnessed since February, the network’s hashrate has undergone a steep contraction, with 145 exahash per second (EH/s) exiting the system since the close of May. Hashprice Falls 27% in 30 Days as Miner Revenue Tightens Bitcoin’s computational strength has retreated notably since May 28, 2026, when the network … Read more
Bitcoin miners finally had something to celebrate, delivering their strongest revenue gain in four months as May lifted earnings beyond the $1 billion mark for the first time since January. Current revenue, however, has cooled considerably, with bitcoin slipping below the $66,000 mark on Tuesday before staging a modest recovery the following day. Miners Feel … Read more
The Bitcoin network received a fresh difficulty bump this week at block height 951552, with the protocol dialing things up by 1.72%. Meanwhile, the network’s hashrate kept flexing its muscles, climbing past the 1,000 exahash per second (EH/s), or 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) threshold. Bitcoin Difficulty Nears 139 Trillion and Sees Industry Transformation Bitcoin’s … Read more
After approaching $40 per petahash per second (PH/s) in hashprice terms, bitcoin’s latest price decline triggered a pullback in hashprice, reducing mining profitability since May 14. Conditions tightened further the next day when the difficulty adjustment arrived, pushing mining difficulty 3.12% higher than the previous epoch. Bitcoin Petahash Value Slides to $35 as Mining Difficulty … Read more
This week, the Bitcoin network recorded its second consecutive difficulty reduction, easing another 2.3% on May 1 after the April 17 epoch posted a 2.43% decline. Hashrate has also trended lower, now resting beneath the 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) threshold. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.3% on May 1, marking 6 cuts in 2026 … Read more
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty eased this week, declining 2.43% from the prior target and settling at 135.59 trillion. This adjustment comes on the heels of the previous epoch’s 3.87% increase and marks the fifth downward revision recorded this year. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.43% to 135.59T on April 17, 2026, easing mining conditions. Hashrateindex.com shows … Read more
After the previous difficulty epoch delivered a 7.76% reduction, Bitcoin’s difficulty moved higher by 3.87% at block height 943488. This latest adjustment represents the third increase recorded so far this year. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty rose 3.87% at block 943488 as hashrate fell 60.45 EH/s; a 15.73% cut is projected. Miners face $30.67 PH/s hashprice … Read more
As projections anticipated, Bitcoin’s difficulty adjusted downward at block height 941472, falling 7.76% and easing the path for miners to find blocks over the next two weeks. The network has now logged six difficulty adjustments this year, with the metric sitting nearly 10% below its level at the close of 2025. Lower Bitcoin Difficulty Offers … Read more