January 22, 2026. Difficulty fell by -3.28% to 141.67T from 146.47T.
Change
-3.28%
New difficulty
141.67T
Period length
14.5 days
Network hashrate then (7-day)
1017.2 EH/s
Bitcoin price then
$89,638
Hashprice then
$40/PH/day
The 2,016 blocks before it took 14.5 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 3.28%: an ordinary adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.