{"id":94060,"date":"2026-02-07T20:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94060"},"modified":"2026-02-07T20:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:30:20","slug":"bitcoin-mining-difficulty-drops-by-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-drops-by-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops by 11%"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the latest adjustment, the mining difficulty<\/a> of the leading cryptocurrency decreased by 11.16% to 125.86 T.<\/p>\n

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

This decline is the most significant since the major crackdown on cryptocurrency miners in China in 2021, when the parameter plummeted by nearly 30% in early July.<\/p>\n

After the difficulty adjustment, Bitcoin’s hash rate surged to 1.3 EH\/s, and the average interval shortened to approximately seven minutes. This was likely due to the return of capacities that were massively shut down<\/a> amid worsening mining economics and the aftermath of the winter storm<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n

According to Glassnode<\/a>, on January 30, the hash rate smoothed by a seven-day moving average reached a local minimum of 826 EH\/s. It then rose to 927 EH\/s.<\/p>\n

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

Data from Hashrate Index<\/a> shows that over the past 24 hours, the hash price increased from approximately $31.5 per PH\/s per day to $34.8.<\/p>\n

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

The primary profitability metric has risen significantly above the “hash price” for the most efficient public miners like CleanSpark ($30 per PH\/s per day) and IREN ($26). However, companies in the sector remain on the brink of break-even, noted TheMinerMag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back in 2025, mining difficulty had already decreased twice \u2014 first by 1.2%<\/a>, and then by another 3.28%<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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