May 2, 2026. Difficulty fell by -2.30% to 132.47T from 135.59T.
Change
-2.30%
New difficulty
132.47T
Period length
14.3 days
Network hashrate then (7-day)
955.1 EH/s
Bitcoin price then
$78,370
Hashprice then
$36/PH/day
The 2,016 blocks before it took 14.3 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 2.30%: an ordinary adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.