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Data / Difficulty adjustments / Block 971,712
October 16, 2026. Difficulty rose by +5.92% to 140.58T from 132.72T.
| Change | +5.92% |
| New difficulty | 140.58T |
| Period length | 13.2 days |
| Network hashrate then (7-day) | 1024.6 EH/s |
| Bitcoin price then | $81,228 |
| Hashprice then | $39/PH/day |
The 2,016 blocks before it took 13.2 days instead of 14, so the network had more hashrate than the difficulty assumed, and difficulty rose by 5.92%: a large adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay cut of the same size until the next retarget.
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