September 6, 2023. Difficulty fell by -2.65% to 54.15T from 55.62T.
Change
-2.65%
New difficulty
54.15T
Period length
14.4 days
Network hashrate then (7-day)
396.3 EH/s
Bitcoin price then
$25,717
Hashprice then
$60/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 2.65%: an ordinary adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.