Bitcoin difficulty rises 1.31% as hashprice jumps 22% while hashrate stalls

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased by 1.31% at block height 965664, reaching 127.45 trillion. This marks the eighth difficulty adjustment of 2026.

Difficulty adjustment mechanics

The network adjusts difficulty every 2,016 blocks—approximately every two weeks—to keep block times near ten minutes. A faster‑than‑expected epoch caused the latest 1.31% rise.

Hashprice surge

Over the past 30 days the hashprice, the estimated daily revenue per petahash per second, climbed from $32.42 to $39.63, a 22.24% increase.

Hashrate remains flat

Despite the price‑driven revenue boost, total hashrate stayed below 1 zettahash per second, holding at about 934 exahash per second.

Miner revenue composition

Fees contributed only 0.43% of miners’ total rewards in the last 24 hours, indicating that miner profits this year are heavily tied to Bitcoin’s market price rather than transaction fees.