Bitcoin’s network mining difficulty dropped 11.16% to 125.86 T over the weekend, marking the largest negative adjustment since July 2021. The difficulty correction follows a sustained decline in network hashrate driven by severe weather conditions in North America and a 20% decline in bitcoin price since the start of the year. This adjustment represents the 10th largest percentage drop in the cryptocurrency’s history, according to data analyzed by Bitcoin developer Mononaut. The contraction is similar i ...

Bitcoin (BTC) mining profitability slid more than 7% in Sept. as the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency fell 2% while the network’s hashrate jumped about 9%, according to investment bank Jefferies. While the network’s hashrate has eased somewhat this month, the sharp decline in the bitcoin price has intensified pressure on miner profitability heading into the fourth quarter of 2025, the bank said in the report on Sunday. The hashrate refers to the total combined computational power used to mine ...