Bitcoin's mining difficulty fell about 9.13% at block 975,744 at 05:02 UTC on November 14, 2026, the largest downward retarget since June 14, 2026.
Bitcoin adjusts mining difficulty every 2,016 blocks to keep average block times near 10 minutes. In the epoch that closed at block 975,743, blocks arrived about 11 minutes apart on average, so the protocol lowered difficulty from about 148.36 trillion to about 134.82 trillion. The new setting takes effect from block 975,744.
A lower difficulty means each hash is slightly more likely to find a valid block, which should pull block times back toward the 10-minute target if hashrate holds. The previous two retargets, on October 16 and October 29, 2026, had raised difficulty by about 5.92% and 5.54%. The last larger cut was a 10.09% drop on June 14, 2026. $BTC
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Bitcoin adjusts mining difficulty every 2,016 blocks to keep average block times near 10 minutes. In the epoch that closed at block 975,743, blocks arrived about 11 minutes apart on average, so the protocol lowered difficulty from about 148.36 trillion to about 134.82 trillion. The new setting takes effect from block 975,744.
A lower difficulty means each hash is slightly more likely to find a valid block, which should pull block times back toward the 10-minute target if hashrate holds. The previous two retargets, on October 16 and October 29, 2026, had raised difficulty by about 5.92% and 5.54%. The last larger cut was a 10.09% drop on June 14, 2026. $BTC
#Bitcoin #Mining #Difficulty
DYOR. Not financial advice.
