Add as a preferred source on GoogleBitcoin Mining Difficulty Stayed Below Its Record for 374 Days
The stretch surpassed a 364-day gap after the 2011 crash and a 253-day period following China’s 2021 mining ban.
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty remained below its 155.97T peak for 374 days through Saturday, Nov. 7, setting the longest such interval in the network’s history. The peak was reached Oct. 29, 2025.
The previous longest gaps lasted 364 days after the 2011 crash and 253 days following China’s 2021 mining ban.
Difficulty fell to 124.93T in mid-June 2026, about 20% below the peak, then climbed to 148.36T in October. Both readings remained below the record.
Economist Saifedean Ammous said the current stretch outlasted the 95% Bitcoin price drawdown in 2011 and the period following China’s ban. He called it a new world for Bitcoin mining.
Simon Yoon
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