Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Decreases by 2.4%

Bitcoin mining difficulty fell by 2.43% to 135.59 T after the latest adjustment.

On April 17, following the latest adjustment, the mining difficulty of the leading cryptocurrency fell by 2.43%, reaching 135.59 T.

The average hash rate at the time of writing was 988.7 EH/s. The block interval shortened to less than 10 minutes.

According to Glassnode, the network’s computational power, smoothed by a 7-day moving average, has recovered from ~978 EH/s to ~992 EH/s since the beginning of the month. Since March, the value has consistently remained below the significant level of 1 ZH/s.

Data from Hashrate Index indicates that amid the reduction in Bitcoin’s difficulty and the recovery of the asset’s price to $78,000, the hash price increased from approximately $35 per PH/s per day to more than $36. The cryptocurrency’s price drop adjusted the profitability metric to values between these two marks.

Concern at ‘Six to Seven Levels’

Low network activity and Bitcoin’s stagnant price prevent miners from reaching the break-even point, writes DL News.

According to The Block, the share of fees in miners’ revenue fell below 1% last year and has approached 0.5% in recent months.

Meanwhile, total revenue dropped from $1.62 billion in October 2025 to $948 million in March.

“In short, the situation is not very good. There are currently no positive factors encouraging further investment in new mining enterprises,” said Luxor CEO Nick Hansen to the publication.

He also identified miners’ diversification into the AI sector as a significant threat to the industry.

According to the executive, the level of concern for the industry has already reached “six to seven levels.”

Earlier this year, public mining companies sold 32,000 BTC in the first quarter, exceeding the total for all of 2025.