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02/05/26 16:59 UTC-04

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Declines by 2.3%

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Mining Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Declines by 2.3%

On May 2, following the latest network adjustment, Bitcoin mining difficulty decreased by 2.3%, falling to 132.47 T.


Bitcoin mining difficulty trend. Source: CloverPool

At the time of writing, the average network hash rate stands at approximately 952.5 EH/s. The average block interval has increased to 11 minutes and 30 seconds.

According to Glassnode, the seven‑day moving average of Bitcoin’s computational power remains near 955 EH/s. In mid‑April, the metric briefly exceeded 1 ZH/s.


Bitcoin network computational power according to Glassnode

Data from Hashrate Index shows that amid declining mining difficulty, hashprice exceeded $37 per PH/s per day for the first time since late January.


Bitcoin hashprice trend. Source: Hashrate Index

Foundry USA remains the largest mining pool, accounting for nearly 31% of total network hash rate. It is followed by AntPool with approximately 15% and SpiderPool with around 11%.


Bitcoin mining pool distribution. Source: CloverPool

Large mining firms continue pursuing a strategy of selling mined reserves. Bitdeer, for example, has sold all newly mined coins for several consecutive weeks.

Over the past seven days, the company released 186 BTC into the market, once again reducing its reserves to zero.

Earlier, analysts at Wintermute argued that the traditional Bitcoin mining business model is becoming increasingly outdated due to declining profitability.

See also: "Tether switches to modular systems for Bitcoin mining"

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Editor: Pereyidenko Ihor
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