https://www.theblock.co/post/360320/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-sees-biggest-drop-since-2021-china-ban-hashrate-slump

Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped around 7.5% on Sunday in the largest negative adjustment in nearly four years.

The difficulty adjustment came at block height 903,168, falling to 116.96 trillion from 126.41, according to data from the Bitcoin network explorer Mempool.

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Ahead of Sunday’s adjustment, Bitcoin’s blocks were being mined at the slower-than-average rate of one block every 10 minutes and 38 seconds, according to Clark Moody’s dashboard.

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