December 6, 2022. Difficulty fell by -7.32% to 34.24T from 36.95T.
Change
-7.32%
New difficulty
34.24T
Period length
15.1 days
Network hashrate then (7-day)
252.5 EH/s
Bitcoin price then
$16,998
Hashprice then
$60/PH/day
The 2,016 blocks before it took 15.1 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 7.32%: a large adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.