July 26, 2023. Difficulty fell by -2.94% to 52.33T from 53.91T.
Change
-2.94%
New difficulty
52.33T
Period length
14.4 days
Network hashrate then (7-day)
366.4 EH/s
Bitcoin price then
$29,282
Hashprice then
$71/PH/day
The 2,016 blocks before it took 14.4 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 2.94%: an ordinary adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.