Key Takeaways:
Bitcoin difficulty fell 10.09% at block 953568, reaching a 124.93T low on Jun. 13. Bitcoin hashrate slid from 1,000+ EH/s to 893 EH/s as BTC’s price put pressure on miners. Bitcoin’s next adjustment is due June 28 and could rise if hashprice improves with greater hashrate and faster block times.One welcome reprieve for miners arrived at block 953568, when mining difficulty fell 10.09%, marking the second-largest decline of 2026. Of the 12 difficulty epochs recorded this year, seven ended in negative adjustments while five posted gains.
The highest difficulty reading of the year reached 146.47 trillion on Jan. 8, while the latest figure of 124.93 trillion now marks the lowest level recorded in 2026. The gap between the year’s peak and current trough stands at roughly 21.54 trillion, illustrating the sizable swing in mining difficulty since the start of the year. The year’s steepest difficulty reduction occurred on Feb. 7, when the metric fell 11.16%, setting the benchmark for the largest downward adjustment recorded in 2026.
Nearly 100 blocks have been mined since the latest difficulty adjustment took effect, and the network’s next recalibration is projected to occur on or around Jun. 28, 2026.
