This weekend, the Bitcoin network logged its steepest difficulty cut since July 3, 2021—a moment that followed China’s sweeping ban on mining and trading, which triggered a sharp market sell-off and sent miners scrambling for exits beyond the region.
According to the latest data, Bitcoin’s computing firepower has cranked up to a blazing all-time high of 1,157 exahash per second (EH/s). This climb in hashrate hasn’t taken a coffee break, even as prices dip and mining profits feel more like leftovers than a feast.
Bitcoin miners finally caught a breather at block height 919,296 as mining difficulty eased up for the first time since June. The difficulty dipped 2.73%, landing at a still-hefty 146.72 trillion.
Crypto investors might be nursing some serious portfolio bruises this week, but bitcoin miners have their own headache — earnings per petahash just hit a five-month low, and it’s not exactly the kind of milestone anyone’s celebrating.
Over the past two weeks, Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen by nearly 100 exahashes per second (EH/s) — signaling a slowdown in global mining activity. This decline coincides with a $2 drop in mining revenue per petahash (PH/s) since last month, reflecting tighter profit margins for miners amid fluctuating network conditions.
By the numbers, Bitcoin’s network difficulty climbed 5.97% at block height 917,280, landing it the title of this year’s third-biggest jump.
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