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Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10% in 11th largest downward adjustment
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Bitcoin mining difficulty has undergone its second-largest downward difficulty adjustment this year, following February’s 11% shift.
Key facts
- Galaxy Research said that mining difficulty fell from 138.96 trillion to 124.93 trillion at block 953,568 on Sunday, the second biggest drop of 2026 and a 20% decrease from its peak in November
- The next difficulty adjustment is expected on June 27, with Coinwarz predicting a slight 1.69% increase to around 127 trillion
- Hashprice, which quantifies how much a miner can expect to earn from a specific quantity of hashrate, has increased 13% because of the difficulty dip and is currently $33 per Petahash per second per
- Bitcoin mining difficulty fell more than 11% in February due to storm curtailments and a 25% BTC price crash
Summary
Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 10.09% on Sunday, marking the blockchain’s 11th-largest downward adjustment and easing some of the pressure on miners. Galaxy Research said that mining difficulty fell from 138.96 trillion to 124.93 trillion at block 953,568 on Sunday, the second biggest drop of 2026 and a 20% decrease from its peak in November. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen by around 15% so far in June, which has “squeezed miner margins,” Galaxy said. Mining difficulty keeps block production stable even as the amount of mining power on the network changes.