Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops 0.74% in 15th Adjustment of 2026

Bitcoin network lowers difficulty by 0.74% at block 959,616. Year-to-date difficulty is down 13.82%, while hashprice falls to $32.21 as miners pivot to AI.

Woofun AI reports that the Bitcoin network executed its 15th difficulty adjustment of 2026 at block height 959,616, resulting in a 0.74% decrease in mining difficulty. Since the start of the year, the network has recorded nine downward adjustments and six upward ones, causing total difficulty to decline from 146.47 trillion to 126.23 trillion, a drop of 13.82%.

Concurrently, Bitcoin prices have fallen 26% since January 1st, and the estimated daily income per PH/s has decreased from $37.39 to $32.21. Some major mining firms are reallocating power resources to AI infrastructure and cloud services.