{"id":93000,"date":"2026-01-11T10:07:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93000"},"modified":"2026-01-11T10:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:10:18","slug":"bitcoin-mining-difficulty-decreases-by-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-decreases-by-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Decreases by 1.2%"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 8, following the latest adjustment, the difficulty of mining<\/a> the leading cryptocurrency decreased by 1.2% to 146.47 T.<\/p>\n

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Source: CloverPool<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Previously, the metric increased<\/a> by a modest 0.04%, briefly interrupting a series of declines.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s hash rate remains above 1 ZH\/s. According to Glassnode<\/a>, the seven-day moving average is at 1.04 ZH\/s.<\/p>\n

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Source: Glassnode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The share of public mining companies in Bitcoin’s computing power has exceeded 40%. The largest is MARA Holdings with 5.9% of the global hash rate.<\/p>\n

In terms of pools, Foundry USA has concentrated 29%, AntPool accounts for 15.5%, and ViaBTC holds 12.9%.<\/p>\n

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Source: CloverPool<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Hashrate Index<\/a>, the hash price<\/span> is at $38 per PH\/s per day. Shortly before the difficulty decrease, the miners’ revenue metric surpassed $40 for the first time since November 2025.<\/p>\n

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Source: Hashrate Index.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In December, institutional investors began purchasing<\/a> bitcoins faster than miners could produce them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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