Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls as Miners Migrate to AI

The Bitcoin network has experienced a significant decline in mining difficulty, marking the 15th adjustment of 2026. Since January 2026, decreases outnumber increases by a ratio of 3 to 2.

Over 28,224 blocks, between January 8 and July 25, the network yielded 9 decreases for only 6 increases. The average gap per adjustment reaches 6.4 percentage points.

Cumulatively, difficulty increases total 31.04% while decreases reach 43.96%. Result: the indicator has fallen from 146.47 trillion to 126.23 trillion, a decline of 13.82% in just seven months.