Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls 11% to 125.86T as Hash Rate Recovers

Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 11.16% to 125.86T—the largest drop since the 2021 China crackdown—as hash rate rebounds and profitability improves for efficient miners.

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2026-02-07

Bitcoin mining difficulty decreased by 11.16% to 125.86 T. This decline is the most significant since the major crackdown on cryptocurrency miners in China in 2021, when the parameter plummeted by nearly 30% in early July. After the difficulty adjustment, Bitcoin’s hash rate surged to 1.3 EH/s, and the average interval shortened to approximately seven minutes.

According to Glassnode, on January 30, the hash rate smoothed by a seven-day moving average reached a local minimum of 826 EH/s. Data from Hashrate Index shows that over the past 24 hours, the hash price increased from approximately $31.5 per PH per day to $34.8. The hash price has risen above the profitability threshold for the most efficient miners, such as CleanSpark ($30 per PH per day) and IREN ($26). However, companies in the sector remain on the brink of break-even, noted TheMinerMag.