{"id":95449,"date":"2026-03-21T11:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95449"},"modified":"2026-03-21T11:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:25:27","slug":"bitcoin-mining-difficulty-drops-nearly-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-drops-nearly-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops Nearly 8%"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 21, following the latest recalibration, the difficulty of mining the leading cryptocurrency fell by 7.76% to 133.79 T.<\/p>\n

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

Despite the adjustment, the average interval between blocks at the time of writing exceeds 11 minutes.<\/p>\n

This recent drop in difficulty is the second largest of the year; on February 7, the parameter plummeted by more than 11%. The primary factor then was a sharp decline in hashrate due to equipment shutdowns caused by a winter storm in the United States<\/a>. The recovery was equally swift.<\/p>\n

The average total computational power of the network (a metric smoothed by a seven-day moving average) has been steadily declining since reaching a peak in mid-October 2025.<\/p>\n

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

During this period, the hashrate fell from a record 1.15 ZH\/s to 940 EH\/s.<\/p>\n

The reduction in Bitcoin’s difficulty by nearly 8% led to a rebound in hashprice<\/span> to values above $33 per PH\/s per day. Industry experts consider the average breakeven level for miners to be around $40 per PH\/s per day.<\/p>\n

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

The current quotes for the leading cryptocurrency are approximately $70,800 (CoinGecko<\/a>). According to TheEnergyMag<\/a>, among the 14 largest public mining companies in the US, only IREN and the Trump family-affiliated American Bitcoin Corp mine profitably. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

The publication’s calculations are based on corporate financial reports for the fourth quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n

Amidst economic pressures on mining, industry participants are diversifying<\/a> into more lucrative AI services and seeking other ways to enhance business profitability.<\/p>\n

BitFuFu Bets on Cloud Mining<\/h2>\n

By the end of 2025, BitFuFu reported a net loss of $57.4 million compared to a profit of $54 million in the previous period.<\/p>\n

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$FUFU<\/a> FY 2025 Highlights<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb0 Revenue: $475.8M (ATH)
\ud83d\udcc8 Adj. EBITDA: $8.3M
\ud83d\udcb8 Cash and Cash Equivalents and digital assets: $177.1M<\/p>\n

\u2601\ufe0f Cloud Mining Solutions: $350.6M (73.7%, +29.4%YoY, ATH)
\u26cf\ufe0f Self-mining Operations: $63.1M (13.3%)
\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Mining Equipment Sales: $53.7M (11.3%,+76.1%\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/6g5RjsCvkD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BitFuFu (@BitFuFuOfficial) March 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n