January 8, 2026. Difficulty fell by -1.20% to 146.47T from 148.26T.
Change
-1.20%
New difficulty
146.47T
Period length
14.2 days
Network hashrate then (7-day)
1057.0 EH/s
Bitcoin price then
$90,598
Hashprice then
$39/PH/day
The 2,016 blocks before it took 14.2 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 1.20%: an ordinary adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.