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Bitcoin mining difficulty plunges 11.16%… biggest drop since China’s mining ban in 2021

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Minseung Kang

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  • Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty fell by a double-digit percentage, signaling a change in the mining environment, it said.
  • Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 11.16%, marking the largest downward adjustment since China’s mining ban in July 2021, it said.
  • The latest difficulty drop is interpreted as reflecting a decline in the network hashrate, it said.
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Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty fell by a double-digit percentage, signaling a shift in the mining environment.

On-chain analytics account Solid Intel said on X (formerly Twitter) on the 7th that “Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 11.16%,” adding that “this marks the largest downward adjustment since China’s mining ban in July 2021.”

The decline in difficulty is interpreted as reflecting a drop in the network hashrate.

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Minseung Kang

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