Bitcoin difficulty drops by over 11%, sharpest drop since 2021 China ban - Source: CoinTelegraph

Update (2-7-2026) This article has been updated to provide the latest projections for the next Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment

The Bitcoin network mining difficulty, a metric tracking the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the Bitcoin ledger, fell by about 11.16% in the last 24 hours, the worst drop in a single adjustment period since China’s 2021 ban on crypto mining.

Bitcoin mining difficulty is at 125.86 T and took effect at block 935,429, data from CoinWarz shows. The average block time is about 9.47 minutes, slightly under the 10-minute target.

Difficulty is projected to rise in the next adjustment on February 20 by about 5.63% to 132.96 T, according to CoinWarz.

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