{"id":97145,"date":"2026-05-15T20:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=97145"},"modified":"2026-05-15T20:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:30:15","slug":"bitcoin-mining-difficulty-rises-by-3-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-rises-by-3-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Rises by 3.12%"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 15, following the latest adjustment, the mining difficulty<\/span> of the leading cryptocurrency increased by 3.12%, reaching 136.61 T.<\/p>\n

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

This metric is approximately 8% lower than at the start of the year and more than 12% below the historical peak of 155.97 T recorded in October.<\/p>\n

This year, difficulty has increased in only four out of ten adjustments. At the time of the latest change, the hash rate exceeded 1 ZH\/s for the first time since February.<\/p>\n

According to Glassnode<\/a>, the smoothed 7-day moving average of the network’s computational power is around 994.6 EH\/s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

Among mining pools, Foundry USA leads with a 28.7% share of the global hash rate, followed by AntPool (17.2%) and ViaBTC (11.3%).<\/p>\n

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

TheMinerMag<\/a> calculated that in the first quarter, the mining capacity of the top 10 public companies in the industry slightly decreased from 297 EH\/s to 291 EH\/s.<\/p>\n

However, experts noted a significant redistribution of hash rate behind this relative stability. Core Scientific, IREN, Cipher Digital, TeraWulf, and Keel Infrastructure<\/span> sharply reduced their shares, actively diversifying towards AI services. Conversely, Bitdeer, MARA, and American Bitcoin aggressively expanded, occupying the vacated space in the mining market.<\/p>\n

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

According to Hashrate Index<\/a>, amid the rising difficulty, the hash price fell to ~$36.6 per PH\/s per day. Additional pressure on the primary profitability metric of mining was exerted by Bitcoin’s drop below $80,000. Over the past day, the asset’s price decreased by ~2.4% (CMC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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

In March, Wintermute experts stated<\/span> that the traditional business model of miners is becoming obsolete due to declining profitability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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