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On March 20, 2026, the Bitcoin mining difficulty decreased by 7.76% to 133.79 T. This is according to data from CloverPool. At the same time, the network’s average hashrate was around 874 EH/s.
Analysts at StandardHash noted that a decrease in mining difficulty leads to improved mining efficiency. With the same computational power, miners can generate more Bitcoin. This, in turn, increases the potential profitability for network participants.
The Block reminded that mining difficulty is a relative metric. It reflects how much harder it is to find a new block compared to the easiest period in the network’s history.
This parameter is automatically adjusted every 2,016 blocks, which corresponds to roughly a two-week interval.
Crypto analyst Colin Wu stated that current data indicates a likelihood of further decline in the metric. The next difficulty adjustment is expected around April 3–4, 2026.
It is worth recalling that on February 19, 2026, the mining difficulty of the leading cryptocurrency increased by 14.73%. At that time, Marty Bent, managing partner at Ten31, linked the recovery in metrics to the return of hashrate following weather-related disruptions.
