March 1, 2024. Difficulty fell by -2.90% to 79.35T from 81.73T.
Change
-2.90%
New difficulty
79.35T
Period length
14.4 days
Network hashrate then (7-day)
581.3 EH/s
Bitcoin price then
$61,896
Hashprice then
$92/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 2.90%: an ordinary adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.